Ishii Surname
Approximately 425,613 people bear this surname
Ishii Surname User-submission:
The most common kanji for Ishii can read as 石, meaning 'stone', and 井, meaning 'wall', 'barrier' or 'well'. Thus fully translating as 'stone wall'.
This surname was used to denote someone who lived near a rocky area.
Ishii Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 419,407 | 1:305 | 31 |
| United States | 2,715 | 1:133,502 | 14,032 |
| Brazil | 1,511 | 1:141,677 | 5,409 |
| Thailand | 587 | 1:120,338 | 18,027 |
| Singapore | 253 | 1:21,770 | 855 |
| Canada | 209 | 1:176,295 | 17,615 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 1:52,025 | 927 |
| Philippines | 139 | 1:728,333 | 72,844 |
| France | 106 | 1:626,629 | 82,018 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ishii (448) may also be a first name.
Ishii Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The most common kanji for Ishii can read as 石, meaning 'stone', and 井, meaning 'wall', 'barrier' or 'well'. Thus fully translating as 'stone wall'.
This surname was used to denote someone who lived near a rocky area.
- kerogero001Ishii Demographics
Average Ishii Salary in
United States
$52,972 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ishii Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishii Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishii (Arabic: ايشى, Russian: Ишии) occurs most in Japan. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishii? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ishii is the 1,249th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 17,122 people. The surname Ishii occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ishii live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 404,611th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 448 people.
It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 419,407 people, or 1 in 305. In Japan it is primarily found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Ishii Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ishii surname are 17.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ishii earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 114.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,623 per year; in United States they earn 22.77% more than the national average, earning $52,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning $56,636 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishii Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishii in the Russian language | ||
| Ишии | isii | - |
| Ishii in the Arabic language | ||
| ايشى | ayshy | - |
| ايشي | ayshy | - |
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