Isambwa Surname

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

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Isambwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Isambwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Isambwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Isambwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Isambwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Isambwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Isambwa are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Isambwa is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Namutumba District, where 37 percent live, Kaliro District, where 33 percent live and Kamuli District, where 15 percent live. Not including Uganda Isambwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isombwa8657/
Esambwa8621/
Usambwa8613/
Isembwa8611/
Izambwa861/
Esiambwa8021/
Isoombwa804/
Ushambwa801/
Esembwa711/
Esambue571/
Izampwue531/
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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 Isambwa
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