Isiah Surname
Approximately 2,960 people bear this surname
Isiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,606 | 1:67,975 | 4,939 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Zimbabwe | 68 | 1:227,033 | 25,258 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Isiah (16,429) may also be a first name.
Isiah Demographics
Isiah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Isiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Isiah (Arabic: أسياه) is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Isiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Isiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Isiah is the 149,249th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,462,009 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Isiah reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 43,586th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16,429 people.
The surname Isiah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,606 people, or 1 in 67,975. In Nigeria Isiah is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 14 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Isiah exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Isiah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Isiah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Isiah last name expanded 307 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Isiah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Isiah last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Isiah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.79% less than the national average, earning R 29,004 per year; in United States they earn 35.49% less than the national average, earning $27,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $49,204 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isiah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isiah in the Arabic language | ||
| أسياه | asyah | - |
| ايسه | aysh | - |
| آسياه | asyah | - |
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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
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- 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 Isiah
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