Isiwe Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Isiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Isiwe (11) may also be a first name.
Isiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Isiwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Isiwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Isiwe is the 1,453,389th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Isiwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Isiwe reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 56 percent reside, Edo, where 33 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issiwe | 91 | 24 | / |
| Isiwue | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ishiwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isiw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aishiwe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gishiwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yitsiwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yishiwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hisihwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoisiwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isiwa | 80 | 123 | / |
| Esiwe | 80 | 43 | / |
| Isibe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Isive | 80 | 20 | / |
| Isewe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Isiew | 80 | 15 | / |
| Igiwe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Isiwi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Iziwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ishiw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaissiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ishibe | 73 | 4,160 | / |
| Igiewe | 73 | 519 | / |
| Isoiwa | 73 | 49 | / |
| Eshiwe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Isieva | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ishiwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Issiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eseiwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ishewe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ichiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Issewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Issibe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oisiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isieve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hisive | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aisive | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yisiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yisiew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etsiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isewee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iziwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hisibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ishieva | 67 | 34 | / |
| Aisieva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eshiwey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Issiwit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jishiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eshiweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isehewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isheywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishiwuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jijihwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hissewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aisuiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iciw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jisaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isjw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isew | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Isiwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis