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Where Does The Last Name Ishaq Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ishaq (Arabic: أسحق, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ, Hindi: इसहाक, Marathi: इसाक, Oriya: ଇସାକ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishaq? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,055^th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,308 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Ishaq are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,500^th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 190,481 people.

The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 339,864 people, or 1 in 526. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 56 percent are found, Sindh, where 17 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan this last name occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.

Ishaq Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ishaq surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (58%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ishaq last name are 2.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ishaq earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.47% less than the national average, earning 261,383 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.19% less than the national average, earning R 80,352 per year; in United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $54,995 CAD per year.