Ishiya Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Ishiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Japan | 45 | 1:2,840,984 | 32,386 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ishiya (332) may also be a first name.
Ishiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺳﺤﻴﻪ, Hindi: ईशिया, Oriya: ଇଶୀୟ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,101,507th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Ishiya reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 480,499th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 332 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Ishiya is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 18 percent are found, Adamawa, where 17 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Ishiya is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺳﺤﻴﻪ | ashyh | - |
| Ishiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇଶୀୟ | isiya | - |
| Ishiya in the Hindi language | ||
| ईशिया | isiya | 28.57 |
| इशिया | isiya | 28.57 |
| अीशिया | aisiya | 14.29 |
| इसिया | isiya | 14.29 |
| इशीया | isiya | 14.29 |
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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 Ishiya
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