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Where Does The Last Name Ishmael Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ishmael (Arabic: اسمعيل, Bengali: ইসমাইল, Oriya: ଇଶାଏଲ, Russian: Ишмаэль) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishmael? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 36,698^th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 507,171 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Ishmael live; 30 percent live in Southern Africa and 30 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 9,483^rd most widely held given name on earth, held by 108,273 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,371 people, or 1 in 107,523. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Kentucky, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Ishmael Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ishmael has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ishmael last name expanded 1,393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ishmael Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ishmael surname is predominantly Christian (92%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ishmael last name are 42.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ishmael earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.93% less than the national average, earning R 123,732 per year; in United States they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning $39,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $53,531 CAD per year.