Issachar Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Issachar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issachar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
France271:2,460,101186,232
India271:28,409,829361,298
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Israel111:777,96750,646
England81:6,964,757184,742
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Issachar (472) may also be a first name.

Issachar Last Name Facts

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

Issachar is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issachar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 554,992nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name Issachar occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Issachar are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 391,811th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 472 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Beside Ghana this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Vanuatu, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Issachar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Issachar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Issachar surname expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Issachar Last Name Statistics demography

Issachar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yissachar94103/
Issachaar943/
Issaschar941/
Issacar9314/
Isachar9313/
Isaschar8813/
Issashar882/
Isiachar881/
Isachaar881/
Isacar8617/
Yisaschar822/
Isakhar8039/
Isashar808/
Issasar806/
Essacar801/
Essakhar7528/
Isiochar755/
Ysaschar751/
Iseakhar751/
Isaykhar751/
Isasar71859/
Isajar71246/
Esacar711/
Isacor710/
Isasare67154/
Isasart6714/
Isasard676/
Isassar674/
Aisajar671/
Isakhor671/

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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 Issachar
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