Hiswa Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Hiswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Hiswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hiswa occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hiswa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hiswa is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Hiswa reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda Hiswa is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 93 percent live, Buikwe District, where 3 percent live and Wakiso District, where 3 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiswa91607/
Khiswa9175/
Hiswah919/
Haiswa911/
Hioswa911/
Hieswa911/
Iswa89226/
Chishwa8318/
Khiswah839/
Chiswas833/
Chaiswa833/
Heiswai831/
Ishwa80453/
Hisba80103/
Iswea8089/
Yiswa8084/
Iswah8010/
Isway8010/
Iswua809/
Jiswa808/
Huswa807/
Heswa806/
Aiswa802/
Itswa801/
Iszwa801/
Chaisewa7765/
Heishway771/
Kheswa7315,963/
Chiswe73664/
Chiswo73229/
Ishway7325/
Hichwa7316/
Hiczwa7312/
Husway739/
Heshwa738/
Iswahy736/
Cheswa735/
Ishwua734/
Hesswa734/
Chisva733/
Iswaat733/
Isswad732/
Hushwa732/
Aishwa732/
Aiswah731/
Husswa731/
Yiswau731/
Iswatt731/
Giswai731/
Eishwa731/
Ishwaa731/
Aiswea731/
Jishwa731/
Isswat731/
Gishwa731/
Ishwah731/
Chiswi731/
Hoiswe730/
Isba671,888/
Isua67670/
Chitsva67486/
Isva67466/
Uswa67208/
Eswa67196/
Chaisva67140/
Iswe6795/
Iswi6767/
Giswaya6754/
Chissua6725/
Ishwait6722/
Cheuswa6721/
Jaiswai6715/
Haisuha6712/
Iswo6712/
Iswaaya6711/
Chaizwa679/
Hisvaah676/
Chesway676/
Chaisua675/
Chiosua674/
Chichwa672/
Chishba672/
Jaiswaj672/
Kheshwa672/
Jswa671/
Chishwe671/
Chisvas671/
Chitswo671/
Eisweah671/
Yswa671/
Heisbah671/
Kh'eswa671/
Haissua671/
Ixwa671/
Iswj671/
Hisvadt670/
Hehsway670/

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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 Hiswa
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