Iska Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Iska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger4501:42,6492,256
India3901:1,966,83467,829
Indonesia3341:395,95633,634
Nigeria1681:1,054,42144,098
Turkey1071:727,30336,784
Kosovo521:35,8053,330
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Greece141:791,41484,075
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Iška (36), Iská (1) & Iskä (1) are calculated separately.

Iska (5,764) may also be a first name.

Iska Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iska (Hindi: इस्का) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Iška, Iská or Iskä. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iska? popularity and diffusion

It is the 243,084th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Iska reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 87,915th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 5,764 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 42,649. In Niger Iska is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 93 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 2 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Niger it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Iska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Iska has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Iska last name rose 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iska Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Iska last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Iska earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iška9236/
Iská921/
Iskä921/
Isska89244/
Jiska89122/
Uiska89101/
Ijska8930/
Ishka8929/
Hiska8927/
Aiska8919/
Iskai8918/
Iskha8912/
Eiska8912/
Iskaa895/
Oiska891/
Iskka891/
Iskay891/
Iskoa891/
Ieska891/
Iscka891/
Heiska80586/
Hoiska8051/
Ishkha8043/
Iskaya8026/
Ischka8011/
Ishkay8010/
Hiszka808/
Issska806/
Ishkai805/
Iskaia804/
Isskaa804/
Haiska802/
Hieska802/
Yiskai801/
Ishkaa801/
Isccka801/
Isskai801/
Hishka801/
Hiskai801/
Jiskai801/
Aishka801/
Isskha801/
Hiskay800/
Eska751,129/
Iske75894/
Iski75837/
Isca75368/
Yska75226/
Isky7544/
İçka7544/
Izka753/
Iskj751/
Waniska7335/
Hischka7321/
Giskaya7316/
Iskhaya735/
Heiszka731/
Isskaha731/
Giske671,334/
Iscoa671,305/
Hyska671,252/
Hiski671,194/
Eskay67177/
Hiske67121/
Heska67103/
Hisky6771/
Ieski6770/
Üskay6757/
Iskey6748/
Iesca6742/
Iscca6740/
Jiske6737/
Iscaa6736/
Uskay6736/
Hizka6734/
İskeç6733/
Ishke6724/
Izkoa6723/
Eskai6723/
Uskai6723/
Issca6722/
Ioski6722/
Ieske6720/
Iskip6720/
Jiška6715/
Eshka6714/
Jisca679/
Eeska678/
Giski678/
Yskay677/
Eyska675/
Ijske675/
Eiske674/
Ishki674/
Iskhi674/
Iskoi673/
Eskka672/
Eskea672/
Ayska671/
Esska671/
Ishskaya671/
Iskie671/
Iskiy671/
Iosskaya671/
Hoiskaya671/
Easka671/
Gisky671/
Aiske671/
Aisky671/
Aiski671/
Hýska671/
Iskih671/
Uskaj671/
Eisca671/
Aisca671/
Oiski671/
Iskki671/
Issky670/

Iska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iska in the Hindi language
इस्काiska55.56
इसकाisaka22.22
ईस्काiska11.11
ईश्कiska11.11

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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 Iska
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