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 Male Ishii Height
170.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ishii Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishii Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishii (Arabic: ايشى, Russian: Ишии) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ishii click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishii? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,249th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,122 people. The last name Ishii occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ishii reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 404,611th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 448 people.
The surname Ishii is most common in Japan, where it is held by 419,407 people, or 1 in 305. In Japan Ishii is primarily found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Besides Japan Ishii is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Ishii Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ishii last name are 17.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.44% registered with 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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