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 surname Ishau (Hindi: इशाऊ, Oriya: ଇଶାଉ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 134,818th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,183,207 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishau live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 161,384th most frequent first name on earth, held by 2,160 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,838 people, or 1 in 62,418. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 25 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Ogun, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 15 percent live and The Maldives, where 0 percent live.
Ishau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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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