Ishimah Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Ishimah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Ishimah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishimah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishimah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishimah? popularity and diffusion
Ishimah is the 2,876,555th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishimah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Ishimah is mostly found in: Delta, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Ondo, where 20 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Ishimah
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