Ishama Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Ishama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 29 | 1:13,937 | 1,013 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Ishama (206) may also be a first name.
Ishama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishama (Hindi: ईशमा, Marathi: इशमा, Oriya: ଈଶମା) has its highest incidence in The Maldives. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ishama is the 2,152,526th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Ishama is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Ishama are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ishama is also the 630,600th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 206 people.
The surname Ishama is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 13,937. In The Maldives Ishama is primarily found in: Malé, where 59 percent live, Alif Dhaal Atoll, where 7 percent live and Haa Alif Atoll, where 7 percent live. Barring The Maldives this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and Nigeria, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଈଶମା | isama | - |
| Ishama in the Marathi language | ||
| इशमा | isama | - |
| Ishama in the Hindi language | ||
| ईशमा | isama | 45.45 |
| इशमा | isama | 45.45 |
| इशामा | isama | 9.09 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Ishama
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