Issak Surname
Approximately 32,373 people bear this surname
Issak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 20,547 | 1:2,248 | 351 |
| Chad | 5,584 | 1:2,434 | 442 |
| Somalia | 3,921 | 1:3,431 | 323 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Niger | 292 | 1:65,726 | 3,019 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 178 | 1:4,309,356 | 113,912 |
| United States | 176 | 1:2,059,426 | 131,385 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Tanzania | 96 | 1:551,475 | 35,149 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Issàk (1) are calculated separately.
Issak (11,362) may also be a first name.
Issak Demographics
Average Issak Salary in
United States
$35,457 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Issak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Issak (Hindi: इस्साक, Marathi: इसाक, Oriya: ଇସାକ, Russian: Иссак) is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms: Issàk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issak? popularity and diffusion
Issak is the 17,134th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 225,112 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Issak reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 56,233rd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 11,362 people.
Issak is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 20,547 people, or 1 in 2,248. In Kenya it is most common in: Mandera County, where 87 percent reside, Wajir County, where 5 percent reside and Garissa County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 17 percent reside and Somalia, where 12 percent reside.
Issak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Issak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Issak surname grew 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Issak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Issak surname is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Issak surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Issak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.37% less than the national average, earning 185,618 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning R 220,536 per year; in United States they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning $35,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $55,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issak in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्साक | is'saka | 84.38 |
| इस्सक | is'saka | 6.25 |
| इससक | isasaka | 6.25 |
| ईस्साक | is'saka | 3.13 |
| Issak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇସାକ | isaka | 75 |
| ଆଇସାକ | a'isaka | 25 |
| Issak in the Marathi language | ||
| इसाक | isaka | 48.54 |
| साक | saka | 29.13 |
| ईसाक | isaka | 11.65 |
| सक | saka | 4.85 |
| इशाक | isaka | 1.94 |
| इंसाक | insaka | 1.94 |
| Issak in the Russian language | ||
| Иссак | issak | - |
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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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