Işik Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Cyprus
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Işik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Işik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Cyprus1411:2,262289
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

The alternate forms: Isik (4,137) are calculated separately.

Işik (86) may also be a first name.

Işik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Işik is more frequently found in Northern Cyprus than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Isik. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Işik? popularity and diffusion

Işik is the 1,364,059th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Işik is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Işik live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 86 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Northern Cyprus, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 2,262. In Northern Cyprus Işik is most numerous in: Lefkoşa District, where 44 percent are found, Girne District, where 30 percent are found and Gazimağusa District, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Northern Cyprus it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isik924,137/
Gişik891/
Işık75187,757/
Icik75667/
Eşik7554/
Içik751/
Işikova731/
Isike67839/
Aisik67101/
Gisik6763/
Isaik6758/
Ishik6726/
Isuik6721/
Isiek6718/
Hisik6715/
Hičik6714/
Issik6713/
Isick6712/
Icick679/
Hicik677/
Iosik674/
Eisik673/
Yisik672/
Iceik671/
Icike671/
Isikh671/
Isxik671/
Uicik671/
Oizik671/
Isiks671/
Isihk671/
Idsik671/
Aicik671/
Eičik671/
Jisik670/
Uisik670/

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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 Işik
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