Ishuma Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ishuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ishuma (15) may also be a first name.

Ishuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ishuma is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ishuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishuma? popularity and diffusion

Ishuma is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Ishuma are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ishuma is also the 2,900,335th most common forename worldwide It is held by 15 people.

Ishuma is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hishuma9268/
Ishauma921/
Ishumay921/
Isuma91525/
Ishima837,135/
Ishumi83279/
Itsuma8394/
Ishoma8388/
Isumah8327/
Ichuma8317/
Oisuma837/
Gisuma836/
Isumma835/
Isumai835/
Isouma834/
Hisuma833/
Issuma832/
Isiuma831/
Ishume831/
Isumea831/
Ushuma831/
Eishima77372/
Oishoma77217/
Ieshima77168/
Isumaid77150/
Jishima7772/
Hishima7750/
Aishima7746/
Ishimah7746/
Issouma7742/
Itseuma7723/
Yishima7719/
Huisuma7714/
Haisuma774/
Jishoma771/
Isujjma771/
Ytshuma771/
Hitsuma771/
Ishimaa771/
Aishume771/
Hushuma771/
Yishoma771/
Etshuma771/
Jiseuma771/
Itsouma771/
Esuma73874/
Izuma73514/
Isume73491/
Isoma73472/
Usuma73371/
Isumo73209/
Isumi7384/
Isumy731/
Hieshima71152/
Jichumea7148/
Haishima7113/
Ayshumma711/
Ishomuua711/
Itchumea711/
Hishimha711/
Yissouma711/
Itsumi6710,579/
Ishomi673,520/
Eshima671,971/
Itsume67396/
Isomaa67344/
Isimah67211/
Ishomo67187/
Ushima67142/
Hisumi67122/
Aisumi67110/
Esumai67106/
Issima6785/
Ussuma6759/
Ishimo6736/
Yosuma6731/
Usumah6726/
Hizuma6725/
Isumeh6724/
Issume6722/
Husuma6713/
Hesuma6712/
Echuma6711/
Izeuma679/
Esumma678/
Essuma677/
Isoumi677/
Jitchumea676/
Isomma675/
Jisumo675/
Ishome675/
Usumau673/
Issumo673/
Aisume672/
Izauma672/
Gesuma672/
Ichume671/
Usumma671/
Issoma671/
Itsumo671/
Ichumo671/
Izouma671/
Hisumo671/
Isomea671/
Isooma671/
Haissouma671/
Esouma671/
Esguma671/
Esauma671/
Aisoma671/
Ysumai671/
Issumi671/

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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 Ishuma
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