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
The surname Ishaya (Bengali: ইশায়া, Hindi: ईशय, Marathi: िअशया, Oriya: ଇଶାୟ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,351st most common family name internationally, held by around 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. Ishaya is also the 20,781st most numerous first name globally, borne by 43,404 people.
The last name Ishaya is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 76,795 people, or 1 in 2,307. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 24 percent reside, Plateau, where 13 percent reside and Adamawa, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Ishaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ishaya are 22.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.76% being 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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