Ishaq Surname

1,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ishaq Surname User-submission:

It means 'laughter' and its synonymous with Isaac in the Bible.

Ishaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan339,8641:52684
Nigeria53,3391:3,321450
Afghanistan33,6871:954121
Yemen11,1671:2,366363
Iraq10,5431:3,322364
India9,6241:79,7035,377
Sudan7,8401:4,784686
Saudi Arabia6,0821:5,073693
United Arab Emirates5,2061:1,760210
Iran3,9971:19,2102,465
Indonesia3,5291:37,4754,350
Lebanon3,4881:1,616308
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
Ghana2,4251:11,1431,489
Kuwait2,0631:1,842226
Oman1,8671:1,975289
Egypt1,8611:49,4014,858
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
England1,6041:34,7374,588
Syria1,5891:12,1471,021
United States7861:461,14439,345
Jordan5701:15,5132,516
Bahrain5141:2,624424
Qatar5021:4,697489
Palestine4371:10,4092,060
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
Israel1741:49,1826,479
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Canada1551:237,71322,683
Spain1221:383,21321,260
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
Scotland951:56,3564,696
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Norway661:77,91310,889
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Maldives561:7,217615
Australia511:529,32739,816
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Wales321:96,7047,743
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France241:2,767,613196,808
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Libya161:390,2481,390
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
China111:124,301,9616,553
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Iceland81:47,5113,734
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Ishaq (190,481) may also be a first name.

Ishaq Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'laughter' and its synonymous with Isaac in the Bible.

- ishaque

Ishaq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ishaq (Arabic: أسحق, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕ, Hindi: इसहाक, Marathi: इसाक, Oriya: ଇସାକ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ishaq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishaq? popularity and diffusion

Ishaq is the 1,055th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,308 people. The last name Ishaq is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Ishaq live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ishaq is also the 5,500th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 190,481 people.

The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 339,864 people, or 1 in 526. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 56 percent are found, Sindh, where 17 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan it is found 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 last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (58%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ishaq surname are 2.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.66% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishaaq912,147/
Isahaq911,046/
Ishaqq91730/
Aishaq91375/
Ischaq91340/
Ishaqu91275/
Ishaqe91175/
Isshaq91138/
Ishaiq91135/
Ishhaq91116/
Is'haq9147/
Ishakq9112/
Ishaqs918/
Ishatq915/
Ishauq915/
Isheaq914/
Ishahq913/
Ishaqc913/
Ieshaq913/
Ishsaq912/
Ishasq912/
Uishaq912/
Ishaqx912/
Ishaqh911/
Hishaq911/
Yishaq911/
Eishaq911/
I'Shaq911/
Ishaqz911/
Ishzaq911/
Isaq897,191/
Ishaque8318,192/
Ishahaq83513/
Yischaq8360/
Issahaq8318/
Isahaqu838/
Ishauqe837/
Isahaaq836/
Ishaaqu833/
Isshaaq833/
Ishasqs832/
Ihsahaq832/
Ishaqut832/
Ishhaaq831/
Ishhaqu831/
Isahahq831/
Isahaqc831/
Aisheaq831/
Ishaiqu831/
Ishaaqe831/
Ishak8094,293/
Ishag8073,588/
Isaaq802,592/
Issaq802,055/
Eshaq802,014/
Ishac801,092/
Isahq80180/
Ihsaq8073/
Isaiq8040/
Isaqu8022/
Ushaq8017/
Isaqe8016/
Ishoq8012/
Hisaq808/
Isaqh808/
Isxaq807/
Aisaq806/
Isakq805/
Isaqk804/
Ichaq804/
Isacq803/
Iseaq802/
Isjaq802/
Isazq801/
Isasq801/
Isadq801/
Isaqq801/
Iszaq801/
Iesaq801/
Ishhaque7716/
Ishaaque7713/
Isshaque777/
Ishauque772/
Ishaqque772/
Ishaique771/
Yishak7313,723/
Isahak736,971/
Ishhak73972/
Isahac73854/
Ishakh73824/
Ishaak73806/
Ischak73756/
Isshak73685/
Isxaaq73496/
Ishagh73493/
Ishack73352/
Isaque73227/
Isahag73214/
Ishaug73133/
Ishaik7357/
Ishake7350/
Ishaag7336/
Ishakk7333/
Isshac7326/
Eshaaq7323/
Aishak7318/
Ishaac7318/
Hishak7317/
Isshag7312/
Esahaq739/
Ishauk739/
Ieshak734/
Esshaq733/
Ishacc733/
Eeshaq732/
Aishac732/
Isheuq732/
Ischac732/
Aishag732/
Jishak731/
Issaqu731/
Isaaqh731/
Hisaqe731/
Aisaqe731/
Isssaq731/
Ishayk731/
Ishaic731/
Eshaqe731/
Issacq731/
Isahqe731/
Ishacs731/
Isaaqu731/
Ishoqu731/
Ushaaq731/
Aihsaq731/
Eashaq731/
Es'haq731/
Issaaq731/
Isiaqh731/
Isahkq731/
Eishag731/
Yisiaq731/
Isaqut731/
Ishsak731/
Ihsahq731/
Ihsaqe731/
Isaahaque716/
Isak6721,877/
Isac6716,649/
Yishaak672,258/
Isaqova672,034/
Ishahak671,871/
Issahak671,668/
Eshaque67769/
Isag67266/
Ushshaq67184/
Isahack67132/
Ishchak6763/
Isshagh6760/
Hischak6736/
Isshack6725/
Uisahak6722/
Esaq6721/
Izaq6720/
Yishake6716/
Itshaik6715/
Isax6715/
Ihsaque6710/
Isahakh679/
Uisahag679/
Gischak678/
Ishshak674/
Isiahak674/
Issaque673/
Isahaak673/
Issahac673/
Istchak673/
Iesahak673/
Hisahak673/
Ixaq673/
Eshahaq672/
Eisahak672/
Isoq672/
Isshakh672/
Isiaquh672/
Aishake672/
Isshake671/
Ishaack671/
Ishhaak671/
Ishhakh671/
Is'haag671/
Isaaque671/
Isahakk671/
Eishakh671/
Yshaque671/
Isshakk671/
Idschak671/
Ishague671/
Ishaikh671/
Itszhak671/
Isaahak671/
Yishask671/
Jsaq671/
Itschac671/
Hishack671/

Ishaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ishaq in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺳﺤﺎﻕashaq-
Ishaq in the Marathi language
इसाकisaka76.21
ईसाकisaka12.28
इसहाकisahaka5.83
इशाकisaka2.91
इशक़isaqa0.16
इशाक़isaqa0.04
ईशक़isaqa0.01
ईशाक़isaqa0
Ishaq in the Oriya language
ଇସାକisaka62.94
ଇଶାକisaka15.94
ଇସାକ୍isak7.56
ଇସହାକisahaka6.74
ଇସାହକisahaka3.29
ଇସାହାକisahaka2.38
େସକ୍esak0.16
ଇସାଦ୍isad0.08
Ishaq in the Hindi language
इसहाकisahaka29.22
इशाकisaka15.01
इस्हाक़is'haqa11.26
इस्हाकis'haka8.31
इशाक़isaqa7.51
इशहाकisahaka6.43
इसहाक़isahaqa5.63
इश्हाकishaka2.95
ईशाकisaka2.95
ईशाक़isaqa2.68
इशाक़isaqa2.41
इसहाक़isahaqa2.41
ईश्हाकishaka0.27
खांkham0.27
इशक़isaqa0.27
ईशाक़isaqa0.27
इश्हाक़ishaqa0.27
Ishaq in the Arabic language
أسحقashq-
إسحقashq-
إسحاقashaq-
اسحاقashaq-
اسحقashq-

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