Ishimwe Surname
Approximately 69,710 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 46,821 | 1:243 | 30 |
| Burundi | 20,837 | 1:471 | 123 |
| Congo | 1,119 | 1:4,459 | 721 |
| Uganda | 322 | 1:121,240 | 11,500 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Belgium | 61 | 1:188,470 | 25,041 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
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'.
- sharonzuluThe Ishimwe surname is of Kinyarwanda language origin, which means 'thanks God' or 'thanks be to God'.
- ishimwechrist6Ishimwe Demographics
Average Ishimwe Salary in
Norway
258,485 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Ishimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishimwe occurs in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ishimwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishimwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,161st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 104,541 people. The surname Ishimwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishimwe live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 130,289th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 3,068 people.
This surname is most numerous in Rwanda, where it is carried by 46,821 people, or 1 in 243. Without taking into account Rwanda it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 30 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Ishimwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hishimwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Isimwe | 92 | 13 | / |
| Ushimwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ichimwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ishimbe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eshimwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yisimwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ishimwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Issimwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ihsimwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ishinwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aisimewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Isimwa | 77 | 70 | / |
| Isimbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Esimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isumwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ishembe | 71 | 129 | / |
| Ishinwa | 71 | 68 | / |
| Isimwaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Eshimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ishimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eshimvie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jishimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshiomue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishembee | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ishimwe
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