Ishau Surname
Approximately 3,338 people bear this surname
Ishau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,838 | 1:62,418 | 4,626 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ishau (2,160) may also be a first name.
Ishau Demographics
Ishau Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ishau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishau (Hindi: इशाऊ, Oriya: ଇଶାଉ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 134,818th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,183,207 people. Ishau occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishau are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 161,384th most frequent first name internationally, held by 2,160 people.
The last name Ishau is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,838 people, or 1 in 62,418. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Ogun, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 15 percent reside and The Maldives, where 0 percent reside.
Ishau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishau in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଶାଉ | isa'u | - |
| Ishau in the Hindi language | ||
| इशाऊ | isa'u | 71.43 |
| ईशाऊ | isa'u | 14.29 |
| इशऊ | isa'u | 14.29 |
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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 Ishau
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