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
Ishimah is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ishimah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishimah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ishimah is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishimah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Ishimah is most frequent in: Delta, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Ondo, where 20 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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