Ishyaka Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Ishyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Ishyaka (44) may also be a first name.
Ishyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishyaka occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishyaka? popularity and diffusion
Ishyaka is the 1,765,740th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Ishyaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishyaka reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishyaka is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.
The last name Ishyaka is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria Ishyaka is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 46 percent live, Kano, where 16 percent live and Yobe, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
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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 Ishyaka
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