Isyaku Surname

5,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Isyaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isyaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria94,5871:1,873246
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Isyaku (78,037) may also be a first name.

Isyaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Isyaku is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Isyaku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,955th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 77,003 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Isyaku are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isyaku is also the 12,632nd most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 78,037 people.

The last name Isyaku is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 94,587 people, or 1 in 1,873. In Nigeria Isyaku is most frequent in: Kano, where 33 percent are found, Jigawa, where 24 percent are found and Katsina, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Isyaku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishyaku92581/
Isyakou9287/
Issyaku9222/
Isyakku9211/
Isyhaku9210/
Isyasku925/
Isyakau923/
Isyaaku923/
Uisyaku921/
Isyakus921/
Ihsyaku921/
Isyakuh921/
Isyakuy921/
Aisyaku921/
Issyakou8628/
Isaiyaku869/
Isiaku8318,938/
Isjaku831/
Ishaiyaku8018/
Ishayyaku801/
Ishiaku774,549/
Isihaku7779/
Isiakou7771/
Isiayku7716/
Issiaku7712/
Isiahku776/
Isiakud772/
Isiaaku771/
Isiasku771/
Yisiaku771/
Isiakau771/
Isiakku771/
Issiakou719,169/
Ichyakou712/
Ishihaku711/
Ishiakui711/
Ishiakku711/
Itshiaku711/
Eziaku67201/
Esiaku679/
Igeaku673/
Isssiakou672/
Issiakouy672/
Issihakou671/
Aissiakou671/
Iossiakou671/
Issioakou671/
Issiakkou671/
Issiajkou671/
Eseaku671/
Iziaku671/

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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 Isyaku
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