Issh Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Issh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Issh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Issh is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Issh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Issh is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Issh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Issh reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Issh is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 83 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live. Besides Nigeria Issh is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isshe892/
Hissh892/
Issht891/
Ish864,130/
Iss862,714/
Ishshe801/
Aishsh801/
Heissh800/
Hissch800/
Isse7540,206/
Gish755,848/
Aish753,781/
Hiss752,340/
Giss751,658/
Isch751,626/
Hish751,528/
Eish751,181/
Jish75502/
Eiss75487/
Ishe75202/
Aiss75146/
Iess7585/
Isht7545/
Oish7543/
Ioss7532/
Ishh7521/
Jiss7519/
Yish7517/
Iosh7510/
Iesh757/
Issc757/
Essh755/
Yiss755/
Uish753/
Issx752/
Iszs752/
Isss752/
Ihss752/
Ishd751/
Itsh751/
Ixss751/
Idsh751/
Issz751/
Isjh751/
Isjs751/
Isdh751/
Ishp751/
Is6727,989/
Heiss678,095/
Oishe675,499/
Aishe673,638/
Hishe673,063/
Huish672,387/
Yishe672,255/
Haish671,669/
Gisch671,323/
Ih67877/
Aisse67781/
Hiess67571/
Ische67524/
Eisch67439/
Haiss67363/
Hisse67175/
Eisse67170/
Hisch67163/
Gaiss67139/
Huiss67117/
Gaish67106/
Aisch6787/
Aaish6775/
Hoiss6774/
Oisch6741/
Hisht6731/
Ishøj6727/
Ischt6721/
Itsch6713/
Yisse6713/
Heish6712/
Iosch6712/
Ishch679/
Goiss678/
Gishs677/
Uisse675/
Oishz673/
Aishs673/
Aishh673/
Jisse673/
Jitsh672/
Hhiss672/
Jishs671/
Jissj671/
Iesch671/
Hiesh671/
Eassh671/
Hoish671/
Esshe671/
Itshe671/
Issse671/
Aisht671/
Oishs671/
Idsch671/
Oisse671/
Oisth671/
Yitsh671/
Essch671/
Essdh671/
Jishh671/
Jishe671/
Aissj671/
Oisds671/
Uisch671/
Eiszh671/
Eishe670/
Hessh670/
Hioss670/

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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
  • 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 Issh
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