Iskra Surname

59,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Iskra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iskra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3,9701:9,5741,312
Russia1,0211:141,15916,435
Slovenia9411:2,644344
United States7531:481,35340,751
Belarus4251:22,3553,786
Croatia3531:11,9792,260
Australia1721:156,95216,457
Slovakia1551:34,4296,239
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Germany1171:688,08152,903
England461:1,211,26256,182
France411:1,620,066149,911
Austria391:218,34426,757
Transnistria381:12,4922,466
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Moldova111:323,76125,884
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Iskra (8,079) may also be a first name.

Iskra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iskra (Arabic: ايسكرا, Georgian: ისკრა, Russian: Искра) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iskra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 59,726th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 863,044 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Iskra live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 70,597th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 8,079 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is borne by 3,970 people, or 1 in 9,574. Aside from Poland Iskra exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent live and Slovenia, where 11 percent live.

Iskra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Iskra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Iskra last name increased 37,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iskra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Iskra surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Iskra surname are 4.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Iskra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.32% less than the national average, earning R 106,188 per year; in United States they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $45,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $51,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiskra91751/
Iskrač91119/
Iszkra918/
Ishkra911/
Yiskra910/
Giskra910/
Iskrzah831/
Yskra802,048/
Eskra80500/
Iscra80171/
Jskra803/
Iskre801/
Eskrad734/
Iscrad731/
Iskratsch713/
Iskrich6744/
Eskraus674/
Yoskrai672/
Iskrets671/
Jiskrei671/

Iskra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iskra in the Georgian language
ისკრაiskra-
Iskra in the Russian language
Искраiskra-
Iskra in the Arabic language
ايسكراayskra-

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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 Iskra
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