Ishtiaq Surname

11,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ishtiaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishtiaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan41,5051:4,304440
Bangladesh1,8921:84,2273,859
Saudi Arabia1,5111:20,4212,846
India4911:1,562,25158,047
United Arab Emirates4411:20,7762,410
England4181:133,29713,123
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Canada701:526,36644,416
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Norway121:428,52437,411
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Wales71:442,07621,198
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ishtiaq (73,277) may also be a first name.

Ishtiaq Last Name Facts

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

Ishtiaq (Arabic: إشتياق, Hindi: इश्तियाक, Marathi: इशतीयाक) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishtiaq? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,960th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 155,279 people. The last name Ishtiaq occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ishtiaq live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 13,352nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 73,277 people.

The surname Ishtiaq is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 41,505 people, or 1 in 4,304. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 59 percent are found, Sindh, where 16 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this surname occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Ishtiaq Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ishtiaq last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ishtiaq earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 28.47% less than the national average, earning 247,536 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning $38,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning $44,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ishtiaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ishtiaq in the Marathi language
इशतीयाकisatiyaka-
Ishtiaq in the Hindi language
इश्तियाकistiyaka54.76
इश्त्याकistyaka23.81
इश्तियाक़istiyaqa7.14
इशतियाकisatiyaka4.76
इश्त्याक़istyaqa2.38
इश्तियाक़istiyaqa2.38
इस्तियाकistiyaka2.38
इश्त्यिाकistyiaka2.38
Ishtiaq in the Arabic language
إشتياقashtyaq-
أشتياقashtyaq-
اشتياقashtyaq-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ishtiaq
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