Ishya Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Ishya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 153 | 1:1,157,796 | 47,225 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ishya (379) may also be a first name.
Ishya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ishya (Hindi: ईष्या) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ishya is the 1,333,288th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Ishya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ishya reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 445,512th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 379 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside, Adamawa, where 16 percent reside and Taraba, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Ishya exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ishya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ishya in the Hindi language | ||
| ईष्या | isya | 25 |
| इश्या | isya | 25 |
| इश्य | isya | 25 |
| ईश्या | isya | 15 |
| इशया | isaya | 10 |
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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 Ishya
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