Ismai Surname
Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname
Ismai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 827 | 1:214,199 | 12,727 |
| Pakistan | 494 | 1:361,627 | 7,078 |
| Malaysia | 363 | 1:81,251 | 5,726 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Portugal | 160 | 1:65,114 | 3,431 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| North Macedonia | 18 | 1:116,748 | 9,678 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ismai (1,268) may also be a first name.
Ismai Demographics
Ismai Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ismai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ismai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ismai (Georgian: ისმაი, Hindi: इस्माई, Marathi: माई, Russian: Исмаи) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ismai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ismai is the 191,038th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,302,014 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Ismai are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ismai is also the 221,595th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 1,268 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 827 people, or 1 in 214,199. In Nigeria Ismai is most common in: Kano, where 22 percent are found, Oyo, where 10 percent are found and Niger, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ismai occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 16 percent are found.
Ismai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ismai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ismai in the Georgian language | ||
| ისმაი | ismai | - |
| Ismai in the Marathi language | ||
| माई | ma'i | 97 |
| माइ | ma'i | 1.29 |
| Ismai in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्माई | isma'i | 42.11 |
| ईस्माई | isma'i | 15.79 |
| इस्माइ | isma'i | 10.53 |
| इसमाइ | isama'i | 10.53 |
| इस्माईल | isma'ila | 10.53 |
| इसमाईलखान | isama'ilakhana | 5.26 |
| इस्माि | ismai | 5.26 |
| Ismai in the Russian language | ||
| Исмаи | ismai | - |
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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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- 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 Ismai
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