Ishaya Surname
Approximately 77,231 people bear this surname
Ishaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 76,795 | 1:2,307 | 301 |
| United States | 221 | 1:1,640,086 | 109,636 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Ishaya (43,404) may also be a first name.
Ishaya Demographics
Average Ishaya Salary in
United States
$50,245 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ishaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishaya (Bengali: ইশায়া, Hindi: ईशय, Marathi: िअशया, Oriya: ଇଶାୟ) is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,351st most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 94,360 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ishaya live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 20,781st most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 43,404 people.
Ishaya is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 76,795 people, or 1 in 2,307. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 24 percent are found, Plateau, where 13 percent are found and Adamawa, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Ishaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ishaya are 22.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75.76% registered with the political party.
Ishaya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $50,245 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishaya in the Bengali language | ||
| ইশায়া | isaya | - |
| Ishaya in the Hindi language | ||
| ईशय | isaya | - |
| Ishaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଶାୟ | isaya | - |
| Ishaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िअशया | i'asaya | 25 |
| इशाया | isaya | 25 |
| अेिशया | aeisaya | 25 |
| िआशया | i'asaya | 25 |
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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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- 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 Ishaya
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