Ishu Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ishu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6811:260,12214,940
India6231:1,231,24549,108
Japan1781:718,22617,231
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ishu (7,906) may also be a first name.

Ishu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ishu (Bengali: ইশু, Hindi: ईशू, Marathi: इशु, Oriya: ଇଶୁ, Russian: Ишу, Tibetan: ཨི་ཤུ་) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ishu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 227,600th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,089,532 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Ishu reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 71,638th most common first name worldwide It is held by 7,906 people.

The last name Ishu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 681 people, or 1 in 260,122. In Nigeria Ishu is most numerous in: Benue, where 63 percent live, Kano, where 6 percent live and Kaduna, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent live and Japan, where 10 percent live.

Ishu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ishu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ishu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ishu last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Ishu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.63% more than the national average, earning $57,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishau893,338/
Gishu892,951/
Aishu89629/
Eishu89493/
Isahu89375/
Jishu89165/
Isshu89160/
Isheu8983/
Ishou8954/
Yishu8932/
Itshu8922/
Ischu8916/
Ishup8910/
Ishuh897/
Ishuu893/
Ishus893/
Ieshu892/
Ishut891/
Isohu891/
Ishui891/
Isu868,344/
Ishahu80190/
Heishu80146/
Yishau8098/
Ishchu8067/
Aishau8048/
Gaishu8035/
Aishou8016/
Eishou8015/
Aisahu809/
Ishouh809/
Isahau807/
Huishu806/
Hishau805/
Jishou804/
Ischou804/
Jieshu803/
Aisehu803/
Isshau803/
Yishui803/
Jishui803/
Yishou803/
Ishuph802/
Gishau802/
Ieshou802/
Aishui802/
Ischui801/
Ishauh801/
Aisheu801/
Isaahu801/
Uisahu801/
Gishou801/
Haishu801/
Ishaud801/
Ischeu800/
Isshup800/
Aisu757,831/
Isau753,589/
Ichu751,695/
Eisu751,581/
Itsu751,140/
Iosu75683/
Iseu75399/
Gisu75305/
Isus75301/
Oisu75288/
Hisu75243/
Isou75217/
Jisu75208/
Iesu75194/
Issu75184/
Ushu75181/
Eshu75163/
Isup75159/
Isiu75158/
Isuh75126/
Yisu75125/
Isut7541/
Isuu7530/
Isui7526/
Uisu7514/
Yshu7513/
Isud7510/
Idsu753/
Isuz752/
İğsu752/
Ixhu751/
Ihsu751/
Izsu751/
Isuj751/
Isuy751/
Iszu751/
Ihxu751/
Heitshu7310/
Aishouh735/
Ishouii731/
Hoishui731/
Aishahu731/
Eishaus731/
Eishouh731/
Ishshau731/
Yitshup731/
Yisau677,637/
Ichou675,416/
Issou674,658/
Ushau671,743/
Jichu671,519/
Uisui67525/
Heshu67409/
Jitsu67399/
Ichau67293/
Issau67286/
Heisu67240/
Isuph67207/
Usheu67205/
Issui67198/
Isoux67187/
Haisu67150/
Ishoo67133/
Itsui67130/
Hitsu67114/
Hisus67111/
Gaisu67102/
Eitsu6799/
Isout6796/
Eshou6790/
Itsou6786/
Eichu6771/
Gissu6769/
Ushui6769/
Iseux6766/
Etshu6755/
Usahu6751/
Hushu6746/
Yoshu6745/
Aisau6745/
Geshu6740/
Itchu6736/
Aishoush6735/
Hisiu6734/
Aichu6730/
Oitsu6730/
Jisut6728/
Hisau6727/
Gisou6718/
Isaut6718/
Eshui6717/
Eeshu6717/
Ixchu6713/
Eshau6713/
Gisau6710/
Esahu679/
Aissu679/
Hichu678/
Isoud678/
Aisou678/
Jisus678/
Ayshu677/
Jissu677/
Yshau677/
Isiua677/
Hiesu677/
Jisup676/
Huisu676/
Aaisu676/
Issus675/
Hissu675/
Gisui675/
Ichud674/
Iseut674/
Isauh674/
Uisau674/
Isouy674/
Hisou674/
Yisuz674/
Yisiu674/
Yichu673/
Ushou673/
Jisau673/
Isuit673/
Aisut673/
Aisup672/
Iesau672/
Isaus672/
Eshus672/
Eshhu672/
Uissu672/
Yisui672/
Iseue672/
Oisou672/
Itsus672/
Iossu671/
Isudh671/
Ichhu671/
Issup671/
Jisuj671/
Aisud671/
Yihsu671/
Yisup671/
Yitsu671/
Aihsu671/
Issuu671/
Isuhs671/
Esheu671/
Ihsau671/
Iesou671/
Issuh671/
Oisau671/
Yissu671/
Eshuh671/
Eschu671/
Aisuu671/
Ichuy671/
Hisut671/
Ihzou671/
Ishouhie671/
Eisau671/
Eshup671/
Esshu671/
Aitsu671/
Uisgu671/
Aisui671/
Eashu671/
Eissu671/
Ixsuj671/
Jiseu671/
Jisui671/
Ichuh671/
Ichut671/
Isseu671/
Isuzp671/
Isxeu671/
Ihsou671/
Ichus670/
Isutt670/

Ishu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ishu in the Tibetan language
ཨི་ཤུ་ishu-
Ishu in the Bengali language
ইশুisu-
Ishu in the Oriya language
ଇଶୁisu81.82
ଈଶୁisu9.09
ଇସୁisu9.09
Ishu in the Marathi language
इशुisu47.62
ईशुisu29.52
इशूisu11.43
ईशूisu7.62
इसुisu2.86
Ishu in the Hindi language
ईशूisu39.01
ईशुisu34.33
इशुisu12.89
इशूisu11.02
र्इशूr'isu1.1
र्इशुr'isu0.77
Ishu in the Russian language
Ишуisu-

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Footnotes

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