Ishong Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Ishong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 140 | 1:1,265,305 | 50,482 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ishong (23) may also be a first name.
Ishong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishong is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ishong is the 1,484,726th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ishong reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishong is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria Ishong is most numerous in: Cross River, where 69 percent are found, Taraba, where 11 percent are found and Benue, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 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 Ishong
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