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 last name Isiwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isiwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Isiwe is the 1,453,389th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname 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 widely held first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 56 percent are found, Edo, where 33 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Isiwe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.
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