Ishiyaku Surname

99,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ishiyaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishiyaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,7491:37,3013,007
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ishiyaku (3,256) may also be a first name.

Ishiyaku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ishiyaku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ishiyaku occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishiyaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,611th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,534,220 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishiyaku are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishiyaku is also the 125,541st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 3,256 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,749 people, or 1 in 37,301. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 39 percent live, Bauchi, where 20 percent live and Gombe, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Ishiyaku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishiyakau942/
Isiyaku9349,655/
Ishayaku881,533/
Isiayaku88171/
Issiyaku8842/
Isheyaku8839/
Ishaiaku887/
Isahyaku887/
Isiyakou883/
Isiyakus882/
Isiyakud881/
Ishyiaku881/
Isiyahku881/
Aisiyaku881/
Issiyakou82743/
Isiyakutt821/
Isayaku80787/
Ishaiku80661/
Isyiaku80107/
Ishayku8037/
Isaiaku8017/
Isiayku8016/
Isijaku804/
Iseyaku804/
Ishauku803/
Isyyaku801/
Isiyacu801/
Ishieku801/
Isahyku801/
Esiyaku801/
Esiyakou756/
Eshayaku753/
Issayaku752/
Isayakou752/
Isiayuku751/
Ishayiku751/
Isaiku71500/
Isayku7190/
Iseaku7111/
Isakeu718/
Issayakou717/
Isyeku716/
Issaiakou716/
Issiyacou712/
Issioakou711/
Isauku711/
Ishayieku711/
Ichiyacou711/
Isaikou6711/
Iseyuku677/
Ishaqeu674/
Isijoku673/
Isaikau673/
Isayiku672/
Eshieku671/

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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 Ishiyaku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis