Ishiah Surname
Approximately 1,377 people bear this surname
Ishiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,371 | 1:129,207 | 8,430 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ishiah (172) may also be a first name.
Ishiah Demographics
Ishiah Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ishiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishiah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishiah? popularity and diffusion
Ishiah is the 280,464th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,292,335 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishiah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishiah is also the 696,764th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 172 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,371 people, or 1 in 129,207. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 69 percent reside, Imo, where 14 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Ishiah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ishiah surname is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
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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 Ishiah
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