Iş Surname
Approximately 4,725 people bear this surname
Iş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,725 | 1:16,470 | 2,011 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
The alternate forms: Is (27,989), Iš (17) & Ís (1) are calculated separately.
Iş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iş (Hindi: इस, Marathi: इस, Oriya: ଇସ୍) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Is, Iš or Ís. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iş? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 100,059th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,542,338 people. The surname Iş occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Iş live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 4,725 people, or 1 in 16,470. In Turkey Iş is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Mardin Province, where 10 percent reside and Van Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iş Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iş in the Marathi language | ||
| इस | isa | 56.29 |
| ईस | isa | 43.71 |
| Iş in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇସ୍ | is | 54.67 |
| ଇସ | isa | 45.33 |
| Iş in the Hindi language | ||
| इस | isa | 49.07 |
| ईस | isa | 15.89 |
| इस्लाम | islama | 15.42 |
| इस्माईल | isma'ila | 4.44 |
| इस्लामुदीन | islamudina | 4.21 |
| ईस्लाम | islama | 2.57 |
| ीस | isa | 2.34 |
| िस | isa | 2.34 |
| इस्माइल | isma'ila | 2.34 |
| इस् | is | 1.17 |
| ईस् | is | 0.23 |
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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 Iş
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