Isimwa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Isimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Isimwa Demographics
Isimwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Isimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Isimwa is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Isimwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Isimwa is the 2,273,756th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Isimwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Isimwa reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya Isimwa is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent are found, Bomet County, where 2 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Isimwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Isimwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isimwaa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ishimwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Isimba | 83 | 454 | / |
| Isinwa | 83 | 253 | / |
| Isemwa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Isimwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Esimwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ishimwe | 77 | 69,710 | / |
| Isimbay | 77 | 278 | / |
| Issimba | 77 | 108 | / |
| Ishinwa | 77 | 68 | / |
| Ishimba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gisemwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Isihnwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ihsimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isinwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Icimwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Issimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yisimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ismba | 73 | 54 | / |
| Aisimewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haisinwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hishimwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uisimbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isimbi | 67 | 3,198 | / |
| Esimba | 67 | 800 | / |
| Izimba | 67 | 493 | / |
| Isemba | 67 | 320 | / |
| Esinwa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Isimbo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Esemwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Usemwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ezimwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Isenwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Isinwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Isimbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Isinba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esimwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izimva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Izinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijimva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issimouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haissinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esimwe | 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 Isimwa
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