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) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ishiya is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Ishiya are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 480,499th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 332 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Ishiya is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 18 percent live, Adamawa, where 17 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
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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