Ishan Surname
Approximately 10,793 people bear this surname
Ishan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3,439 | 1:9,350 | 686 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,435 | 1:6,058 | 889 |
| Bangladesh | 1,983 | 1:80,361 | 3,747 |
| India | 591 | 1:1,297,911 | 50,982 |
| Nigeria | 402 | 1:440,654 | 22,618 |
| Pakistan | 216 | 1:827,055 | 11,601 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Maldives | 151 | 1:2,677 | 260 |
| Kazakhstan | 99 | 1:178,611 | 17,118 |
| Iran | 52 | 1:1,476,587 | 59,047 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: İşhan (12) are calculated separately.
Ishan (49,764) may also be a first name.
Ishan Demographics
Ishan Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Ishan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishan (Arabic: ايشان, Bengali: ঈশান, Hindi: ईशान, Marathi: ईशान, Oriya: ଇଶାନ, Russian: Ишан, Tibetan: ཨི་ཤཱན་) is most common in Afghanistan. It can also occur as a variant: İşhan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 47,869th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 675,210 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Ishan live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ishan is also the 18,568th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 49,764 people.
This surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 3,439 people, or 1 in 9,350. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Takhar, where 24 percent live, Badakhshan, where 19 percent live and Kunduz, where 13 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 32 percent live and Bangladesh, where 18 percent live.
Ishan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ishan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ishan surname grew 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ishan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ishan surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those holding the Ishan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
Ishan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.85% less than the national average, earning $35,017 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨི་ཤཱན་ | ishen | - |
| Ishan in the Hindi language | ||
| ईशान | isana | 69.27 |
| इशान | isana | 21.91 |
| ईशन | isana | 3.71 |
| र्इशान | r'isana | 2.86 |
| इशन | isana | 0.62 |
| इशां | isam | 0.39 |
| ईशां | isam | 0.33 |
| िसहं | isaham | 0.2 |
| ईषान | isana | 0.13 |
| ईसान | isana | 0.1 |
| इसान | isana | 0.1 |
| इषान | isana | 0.03 |
| इशं | isam | 0.03 |
| इशाऩ | isana | 0.03 |
| ईशान् | isan | 0.03 |
| ईशं | isam | 0.03 |
| ईशाऩ | isana | 0.03 |
| Ishan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଶାନ | isana | 66.67 |
| ଇଶାନ୍ | isan | 9.52 |
| ଈଶାନ | isana | 5.95 |
| ଈଷାନ | isana | 3.57 |
| ଇଷାନ | isana | 2.38 |
| ଇଶାଣ | isana | 2.38 |
| ଇଶନ | isana | 2.38 |
| ଇସାନ | isana | 2.38 |
| ିଶାନ | isana | 1.19 |
| ଇଷନ | isana | 1.19 |
| ଈଶାନ୍ | isan | 1.19 |
| Ishan in the Bengali language | ||
| ঈশান | isana | 52.17 |
| ইশান | isana | 39.13 |
| ঈশানরায় | isanaraya | 4.35 |
| ইশানমোহন | isanamohana | 4.35 |
| Ishan in the Marathi language | ||
| ईशान | isana | 50.72 |
| इशान | isana | 38.91 |
| ईशन | isana | 3.7 |
| इशन | isana | 2.05 |
| खान | khana | 0.72 |
| हाण | hana | 0.41 |
| इसान | isana | 0.21 |
| इसन | isana | 0.21 |
| फन | phana | 0.21 |
| हाने | hane | 0.21 |
| ईसान | isana | 0.1 |
| ईषान | isana | 0.1 |
| इशां | isam | 0.1 |
| ईशण | isana | 0.1 |
| ीशान | isana | 0.1 |
| इशाण | isana | 0.1 |
| Ishan in the Russian language | ||
| Ишан | isan | - |
| Ishan in the Arabic language | ||
| ايشان | ayshan | - |
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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
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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 Ishan
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