Isuwa Surname
Approximately 5,520 people bear this surname
Isuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,331 | 1:33,229 | 2,750 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Isuwa (5,262) may also be a first name.
Isuwa Demographics
Isuwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Isuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Isuwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Isuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Isuwa is the 87,183rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,320,208 people. Isuwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Isuwa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 93,195th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 5,262 people.
Isuwa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,331 people, or 1 in 33,229. In Nigeria Isuwa is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 21 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside and Adamawa, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Isuwa is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Isuwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isiuwa | 91 | 589 | / |
| Ishuwa | 91 | 83 | / |
| Issuwa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Isouwa | 91 | 8 | / |
| Isauwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Isuwua | 91 | 3 | / |
| Aisuwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Isuwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yisuwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Eisuwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Isuwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Isuwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iseuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isuiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Issouwa | 83 | 585 | / |
| Isiuwah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Isuwaat | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aisuiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isiuwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aisuwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ishuuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isiuwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Izuwa | 80 | 1,040 | / |
| Usuwa | 80 | 617 | / |
| Isuba | 80 | 231 | / |
| Esuwa | 80 | 218 | / |
| Ijuwa | 80 | 88 | / |
| Isuwe | 80 | 15 | / |
| Isuva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Isuwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Issouhwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Isssouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isiuwe | 73 | 168 | / |
| Usuwah | 73 | 69 | / |
| Isauwe | 73 | 48 | / |
| Eshuwa | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ishiwa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Yizuwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Izuuwa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Usouwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Isauwo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Issiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ijeuwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Issuba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yisuba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Usuwha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Isueva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uesuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aisuwo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Esuwat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jijuwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Isuwis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ichuwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ishuba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iziuwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Isubai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isubha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esuwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isuhua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Egiuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Useuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esuswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eijuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isauba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Izeuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gizuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Usuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isuuba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gesuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Issouwatt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haissouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ishowua | 67 | 52 | / |
| Isubhai | 67 | 35 | / |
| Issouba | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ishueva | 67 | 24 | / |
| Aisubai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Usouwah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aicuhwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jishiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Isouvea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iziuwah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Issubai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Idjouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Issouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jirzuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishihua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essouwa | 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
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- 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 Isuwa
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