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
Isimwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Isimwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Isimwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,273,756th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Isimwa are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya Isimwa is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent live, Bomet County, where 2 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Isimwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Isimwa last name 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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