Iskah Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Iskah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iskah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iskah (142) may also be a first name.

Iskah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iskah (Hindi: इस्काह, Marathi: काह) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iskah.

How Common Is The Last Name Iskah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Iskah is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Iskah are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 775,413th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 142 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most common in: Malacca, where 86 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iskaha915/
Yiskah911/
Hishkah8319/
Isskaha831/
Ishkkah831/
Uiska80101/
Isqah8039/
Ijska8030/
Ishka8029/
Iskau8021/
Iskai8018/
Iskha8012/
Eskah806/
Iscah805/
Iskaa805/
Iskka801/
Oiska801/
Iskay801/
Iskoa801/
Uskah801/
Iscka801/
Iskahova771/
Giszka73192/
Isıkca7385/
Eshkah7352/
Hoiska7351/
Ishkha7343/
Eiskat7316/
Ischka7311/
Ishkay7310/
Hiszka738/
Iskhei736/
Ishkai735/
Ioshka734/
Isskaa734/
Eskash734/
Eskaih733/
Ishkau732/
Hieska732/
Ishkho732/
Haiska732/
Eskaha732/
Izkash732/
Isccka731/
Gisska731/
Isskha731/
Aishka731/
Gishka731/
Jiskai731/
Hiskai731/
Hishka731/
Isskaz731/
Isskai731/
Isscah731/
Yiskai731/
Ishkaa731/
Goiska731/
Hiskay730/
Isko67468/
Isca67368/
Isqa67303/
İçka6744/
Iška6736/
Hischka6721/
Gischka6715/
Iskaova677/
Oisekha674/
Izka673/
Ehshkah671/
Iská671/
Ishchka671/
Heiszka671/
Aisekha671/

Iskah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iskah in the Hindi language
इस्काहiskaha-
Iskah in the Marathi language
काहkaha83.33
शेखsekha16.67

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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 Iskah
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