Isinwa Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Isinwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 248 | 1:714,285 | 32,812 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Isinwa (15) may also be a first name.
Isinwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isinwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Isinwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isinwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,006,539th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. Isinwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Isinwa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
The surname Isinwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 714,285. In Nigeria Isinwa is most common in: Lagos, where 45 percent live, Rivers, where 27 percent live and Abia, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishinwa | 92 | 68 | / |
| Isihnwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Isinwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Haisinwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Esinwa | 83 | 208 | / |
| Isimwa | 83 | 70 | / |
| Isenwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Isinwo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Isinba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Isinwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Izinwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haissinwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Isimwaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eshinwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eisenwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Issenwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ishinwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isenhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isinbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ishenwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isnua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Iznwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehijinwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ichinwua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jizienwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ezinwa | 67 | 6,412 | / |
| Esenwa | 67 | 489 | / |
| Isimba | 67 | 454 | / |
| Ejinwa | 67 | 309 | / |
| Ijenwa | 67 | 211 | / |
| Iginua | 67 | 43 | / |
| Isemwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Isenwe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Isimwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Izenwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Esinwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Esinwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igenwa | 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 Isinwa
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