Gishiwa Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Gishiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gishiwa (11) may also be a first name.
Gishiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gishiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gishiwa occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gishiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gishiwa is the 3,017,195th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Gishiwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gishiwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gishiwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 11 people.
Gishiwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria Gishiwa is mostly found in: Yobe, where 98 percent live and Kebbi, where 2 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaishiwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gisiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gisiwau | 86 | 127 | / |
| Gishuwa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Gishiwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Jishiwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gishiba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Geshiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gishiva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gishieva | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sishiewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sisiwa | 77 | 180 | / |
| Gisuwa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gusiwa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gisheva | 71 | 48 | / |
| Sishewa | 71 | 39 | / |
| Gaisuwa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gishebi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sisiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gitchaiwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaisiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geshewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guisiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gisewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jisaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gushiva | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ghisewad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gissieva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saishiva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaisheva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Guisheva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaisieva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gaissiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghishevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guissiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gushieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gesaiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gishiwa
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