Ishiwu Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
Ishiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 455 | 1:389,325 | 20,549 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ishiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ishiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ishiwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ishiwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 659,458th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname Ishiwu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ishiwu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 389,325. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 40 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishiwuy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Isiwu | 91 | 957 | / |
| Ishewu | 83 | 45 | / |
| Ishibu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Isiewu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Isihwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isuiwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ushiwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gisiwau | 77 | 127 | / |
| Ishaibu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Eshiowu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ishuibu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isibu | 73 | 407 | / |
| Isuwu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Isewu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Esiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Usiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ishaaibu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aishaibu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ichewu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Isaibu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Isibhu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hisibu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aisewu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Isibau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isibui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yisewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eseiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Echiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihcewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yisuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ushewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshibu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ishiwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis