Esuwa Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Esuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1681:1,054,42144,098
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Esuwa (158) may also be a first name.

Esuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Esuwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esuwa? popularity and diffusion

Esuwa is the 1,115,011th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Esuwa reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 730,165th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 158 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 1,054,421. In Nigeria Esuwa is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 32 percent live, Kaduna, where 15 percent live and Nasarawa, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eshuwa9134/
Esuwat912/
Eisuwa912/
Esuswa911/
Gesuwa911/
Esuwoa911/
Essouwa831/
Isuwa805,520/
Asuwa801,309/
Ejuwa80809/
Osuwa80759/
Esuwe8078/
Ezuwa8048/
Esuba8036/
Ecuwa802/
Esuwo801/
Isiuwa73589/
Ishuwa7383/
Ezeuwa7381/
Osuwah7361/
Ashuwa7347/
Osouwa7327/
Hesuwi7319/
Esubai7318/
Oshuwa7313/
Ezouwa7311/
Issuwa739/
Ijeuwa738/
Isouwa738/
Essuwe737/
Osauwa736/
Asouwa735/
Asuwai735/
Asauwa734/
Isauwa734/
Isuwua733/
Hasuwa733/
Aisuwa733/
Ejuwat732/
Esueva732/
Isuwai732/
Asuwah732/
Yisuwa732/
Isuwah732/
Ezuewa732/
Osuwai732/
Echuwa731/
Ejauwa731/
Etsuwo731/
Ezzuwa731/
Esuvat731/
Eijuwa731/
Asujwa731/
Isuwad731/
Izeuwa731/
Azeuwa731/
Iseuwa731/
Ejuiwa731/
Egiuwa731/
Isuiwa731/
Esauba731/
Esowai731/
Escuva731/
Esubaa731/
Issouwa67585/
Essouba6727/
Esoubah6710/
Esoubai674/
Esubhai673/
Ezeuwau673/
Isiuwah672/
Isuwaat672/
Eshueva671/
Ashuwai671/
Eesubha671/
Hasuwau671/
Isiuwaa671/
Aisuwat671/
Osuuwah671/
Aisuiwa671/
Eshiway671/
Hasuewa671/
Ishuuwa671/
Ejeuwai671/
Essouwe671/
Essouwi671/
Esubaha671/
Hoszuwa671/
Isiuwua671/

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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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  • 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 Esuwa
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