Isawo Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Isawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Isawo (85) may also be a first name.

Isawo Last Name Facts

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

Isawo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Isawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Isawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Isawo are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isawo is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 85 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Ondo, where 21 percent are found and Oyo, where 21 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aisawo9151/
Eisawo9119/
Isauwo9110/
Ishawo917/
Isiawo913/
Issawo912/
Issawou831/
Ishawoo831/
Isawa8015,743/
Esawo80381/
Isowo80298/
Isabo80169/
Usawo802/
Ijawo802/
Isavo802/
Isewo801/
Issawood776/
Aisawa731,091/
Hisawa73560/
Ishawa73550/
Yisawa73185/
Ishowo7388/
Ishabo7341/
Yisabo7334/
Isaawa7327/
Isaewa7320/
Jisabo7318/
Issabo7318/
Isaabo7312/
Aisabo739/
Eisawa736/
Issawa735/
Iesawa734/
Isauwa734/
Isiawa733/
Iosawa733/
Jisawa732/
Hijawo732/
Idjawo732/
Ishewo732/
Isavoy731/
Isahwa731/
Isaevo731/
Isawad731/
Issabou6794/
Jisawad6777/
Uisawat6744/
Heisawa6729/
Jisawat6724/
Yisawat679/
Jitsawa678/
Oisawat677/
Jisawas672/
Jisaiwa671/
Isabhoy671/
Hisaubo671/
Uisawah671/
Itsawat671/
Issawad671/
Issawas671/
Isshawa671/
Hiesawa671/
Hizauwo671/
Yishawa671/
Yissabo671/
Aissawa671/
Itsawas671/

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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 Isawo
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