Isongwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Isongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Isongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Isongwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isongwa? popularity and diffusion
Isongwa is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Isongwa live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Isongwa is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Isongwa is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishongwa | 93 | 8 | / |
| Hishongwa | 88 | 45 | / |
| Isangwa | 86 | 103 | / |
| Isungwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Esongwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ishungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ishangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yisungwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Esongwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Essongwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ishongua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ishongwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hishongua | 75 | 5 | / |
| Uzongwa | 71 | 152 | / |
| Esangwa | 71 | 63 | / |
| Esongba | 71 | 8 | / |
| Isangua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Esungwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Isangba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Usangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isonguo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ishungwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Esongkwo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ichungwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Issongui | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oisongue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esuongba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isoungui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isahngua | 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 Isongwa
- 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