Ishua Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Ishua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ishua (67) may also be a first name.
Ishua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishua is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,471,719th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ishua live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishua is also the 1,191,548th most widespread first name globally It is held by 67 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria Ishua is mostly found in: Cross River, where 49 percent reside, Benue, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Ishua
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