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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ishaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,351st most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 94,360 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ishaya are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishaya is also the 20,781st most common given name throughout the world, borne by 43,404 people.
Ishaya is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 76,795 people, or 1 in 2,307. In Nigeria Ishaya is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 24 percent are found, Plateau, where 13 percent are found and Adamawa, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname 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 last name is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ishaya are 22.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.76% being registered to vote for the 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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