Ishakar Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ishakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
India61:127,844,230863,365

Ishakar (41) may also be a first name.

Ishakar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ishakar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ishakar (Hindi: इशकार, Marathi: िशकर) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishakar? popularity and diffusion

Ishakar is the 3,602,217th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ishakar reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Gombe, where 54 percent reside, Niger, where 25 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ishakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ishakar in the Hindi language
इशकारisakara71.43
शकरsakara14.29
इश्तकारistakara14.29
Ishakar in the Marathi language
िशकरisakara50
ईशकरisakara50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ishakar
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