Ismak Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ismak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ismak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: İşmak (131) & Išmak (3) are calculated separately.

Ismak (458) may also be a first name.

Ismak Last Name Facts

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

Ismak (Hindi: इस्माक, Marathi: माक, Russian: Исмак) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: İşmak or Išmak. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ismak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Ismak reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ismak is also the 398,932nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 458 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 21 percent live, Penang, where 21 percent live and Selangor, where 21 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
İşmak93131/
Išmak933/
Ismaik9147/
Ismack913/
Ismmak911/
Ismakh911/
Jitsmak835/
Ismaick831/
Ismatkh831/
Ishmack830/
Ishmake830/
Usmak80123/
Ismaq80100/
Ismac805/
Izmak804/
Ismag803/
Esmak802/
Ismakova77524/
Jitssmak771/
Usmauk7325/
Ismaic7321/
Ismagh7314/
Yosmak7312/
Ismaac733/
Esmaik733/
Esmakh732/
Yshmak731/
Yizmak731/
Esmake731/
Icmaik731/
Ishmakova71587/
Ismakhova7129/
Esmatkh6737/
Ismague674/

Ismak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ismak in the Marathi language
माकmaka87.5
मकmaka12.5
Ismak in the Hindi language
इस्माकismaka66.67
इस्मकismaka33.33
Ismak in the Russian language
Исмакismak-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ismak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis