Isowa Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Isowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,0221:125,0926,894
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Isowa (206) may also be a first name.

Isowa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Isowa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Isowa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Isowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 285,302nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,406,191 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Isowa are found; 76 percent are found in East Asia and 76 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 630,600th most frequently used first name globally, held by 206 people.

This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 125,092. In Japan Isowa is mostly concentrated in: Mie Prefecture, where 66 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Isowa Last Name Statistics demography

Isowa earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $48,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Issowa9162/
Isoiwa9149/
Ishowa9115/
Isouwa918/
Isiowa916/
Isoswa911/
Yisowa911/
Isow8915/
Issouwa83585/
Ishowua8352/
Isofowa831/
Isawa8015,743/
Isoba80410/
Isova80299/
Isowo80298/
Esowa80134/
Ishow8047/
Jisow8021/
Gisow809/
Usowa807/
Issow804/
Aisow804/
Izowa803/
Ijowa802/
Eisow801/
Issouhwa7711/
Isssouwa771/
Isooba732,620/
Aisawa731,091/
Hisawa73560/
Ishawa73550/
Yisawa73185/
Ishowo7388/
Itsova7379/
Ishova7378/
Aisova7358/
Issova7338/
Isaawa7327/
Isowei7314/
Usouwa7313/
Eishow7311/
Iscova739/
Gisova738/
Esiowa736/
Eisawa736/
Issawa735/
Hisova735/
Iesawa734/
Ijowha733/
Izuowa733/
Isiawa733/
Iosawa733/
Issoba733/
Yishow732/
Essowa732/
Jisawa732/
Jisova732/
Hizowa732/
Eisova732/
Iosova731/
Isuova731/
Isahwa731/
Hixsow731/
Ijoowa731/
Esojwa731/
Eziowa731/
Iseuwa731/
Esowai731/
Hisoba731/
Isgoow731/
Isawad731/
Isaway731/
Isosua731/
Ishoba731/
Estowa731/
Isawai731/
Eshowa731/
Etsowa731/
Issouwatt712/
Haissouwa711/
Isaf67561/
Isaw67378/
Isab67344/
Isov67310/
Jisawad6777/
Isob6763/
Hitsova6746/
Uisawat6744/
Issouba6729/
Heisawa6729/
Jisawat6724/
Isav6721/
Isof6720/
Haisova6718/
Gischow6716/
Isafova6713/
Esow6713/
Usouwah6712/
Yisawat679/
Gishova678/
Jitsawa678/
Oisawat677/
Ittsova675/
Aissova674/
Ichowai674/
Aishova673/
Hoisova673/
Isouvea673/
Isavova672/
Ichaswa672/
Goisova672/
Jisawas672/
Izow671/
Gaisova671/
Ieshova671/
Ishgova671/
Ishuova671/
Gissova671/
Uisawah671/
Ichouwa671/
Ichoway671/
Idjouwa671/
Issawad671/
Issawas671/
Isshawa671/
Issooba671/
Hiesawa671/
Yishawa671/
Essouwa671/
Eschowa671/
Aissawa671/
Eshtowa671/
Jisawai671/
Itsawas671/
Itsawat671/

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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 Isowa
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