Ishowo Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ishowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ishowo (35) may also be a first name.

Ishowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ishowo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ishowo.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishowo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ishowo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ishowo is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 35 people.

The surname Ishowo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kwara, where 49 percent live, Oyo, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isowo91298/
Ishobo8331/
Ishowa8315/
Ishawo837/
Ishewo832/
Ishowua7752/
Ishoibo7723/
Ishawoo771/
Ichowou771/
Isowa731,348/
Isobo73269/
Isawo7327/
Isuwo733/
Esowo733/
Isovo731/
Isewo731/
Issouwou711/
Isooba672,620/
Ishawa67550/
Ishuwa6783/
Ishova6778/
Issowa6762/
Aisawo6751/
Isoiwa6749/
Ishabo6741/
Isosuo6721/
Eisawo6719/
Isauwo6710/
Esohwo678/
Isouwa678/
Isiobo677/
Aisovo676/
Isiowa676/
Ishewa674/
Issobo673/
Isiawo673/
Eshobo673/
Oysowo673/
Aisuwo673/
Issawo672/
Esiowo672/
Isahwa671/
Eshovo671/
Esowoi671/
Echowo671/
Essowo671/
Eshowa671/
Yisowa671/
Ishoba671/
Isoswa671/

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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 Ishowo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis