Ishimwe Surname

8,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Ishimwe Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Kinyarwanda word meaning 'praise'. A common longer variant of this surname is Manishimwe, meaning 'may the Lord be praised'.

Ishimwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda46,8211:24330
Burundi20,8371:471123
Congo1,1191:4,459721
Uganda3221:121,24011,500
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
France141:4,744,480251,814
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
India81:95,883,173728,828
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway61:857,04855,549
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Ishimwe (3,068) may also be a first name.

Ishimwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Kinyarwanda word meaning 'praise'. A common longer variant of this surname is Manishimwe, meaning 'may the Lord be praised'.

- sharonzulu

The Ishimwe surname is of Kinyarwanda language origin, which means 'thanks God' or 'thanks be to God'.

- ishimwechrist6

Ishimwe Last Name Facts

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

Ishimwe is more frequently found in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishimwe? popularity and diffusion

Ishimwe is the 8,161st most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 104,541 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishimwe reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 130,289th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 3,068 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is held by 46,821 people, or 1 in 243. Without taking into account Rwanda this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Burundi, where 30 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Ishimwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ishimwe earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.31% less than the national average, earning 258,485 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hishimwe931/
Isimwe9213/
Ushimwe862/
Ichimwe862/
Ishimbe862/
Eshimwe861/
Yisimwe861/
Ishimwa861/
Issimwe861/
Ihsimwe861/
Ishinwe861/
Aisimewe801/
Isimwa7770/
Isimbe774/
Esimwe771/
Isumwe771/
Ishembe71129/
Ishinwa7168/
Isimwaa714/
Eshimbe711/
Ishimbi711/
Eshimvie673/
Jishimbi671/
Eshiomue671/
Ishembee671/

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