Isiwu Surname
Approximately 957 people bear this surname
Isiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 951 | 1:186,270 | 11,321 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Isiwu (29) may also be a first name.
Isiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Isiwu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Isiwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 374,335th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,614,991 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Isiwu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 29 people.
The surname Isiwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 951 people, or 1 in 186,270. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 50 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside and Delta, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishiwu | 91 | 456 | / |
| Isiewu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Isihwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isuiwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gisiwau | 83 | 127 | / |
| Ishiwuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isibu | 80 | 407 | / |
| Isewu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Esiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Usiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ishewu | 73 | 45 | / |
| Isaibu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ishibu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Isibhu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hisibu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aisewu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Isibui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yisewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isibau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eseiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Issibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ushiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ishaibu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Issibou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ishuibu | 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 Isiwu
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