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
Ishaya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ishaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ishaya (Bengali: ইশায়া, Hindi: ईशय, Marathi: िअशया, Oriya: ଇଶାୟ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishaya? popularity and diffusion
Ishaya is the 7,351st most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 94,360 people. Ishaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ishaya live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishaya is also the 20,781st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 43,404 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 76,795 people, or 1 in 2,307. In Nigeria Ishaya is most common in: Kaduna, where 24 percent reside, Plateau, where 13 percent reside and Adamawa, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Ishaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ishaya surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ishaya last name are 22.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.76% 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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