Ishiaq Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ishiaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishiaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2661:665,95031,085
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
India51:153,413,076951,030

Ishiaq (307) may also be a first name.

Ishiaq Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ishiaq Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ishiaq is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishiaq? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 919,444th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ishiaq live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishiaq is also the 502,288th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 307 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 665,950. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kwara, where 50 percent live, Niger, where 15 percent live and Oyo, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria Ishiaq occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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 Ishiaq
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis