Iswa Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Iswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya991:466,46424,395
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iswa (425) may also be a first name.

Iswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iswa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iswa is the 1,088,856th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Iswa reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Iswa is also the 416,660th most common forename throughout the world, held by 425 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya Iswa is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 99 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Iswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Iswa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishwa89453/
Iswea8989/
Yiswa8984/
Hiswa8933/
Isway8910/
Iswah8910/
Iswua899/
Jiswa898/
Aiswa892/
Itswa891/
Iszwa891/
Ishway8025/
Hiswah809/
Iswahy806/
Ishwua804/
Iswaat803/
Isswad802/
Aishwa802/
Hieswa801/
Hioswa801/
Gishwa801/
Ishwah801/
Yiswau801/
Jishwa801/
Isswat801/
Aiswea801/
Haiswa801/
Ishwaa801/
Eishwa801/
Giswai801/
Aiswah801/
Iswatt801/
Isba751,888/
Isua75670/
Isva75466/
Uswa75208/
Eswa75196/
Iswe7595/
Iswi7567/
Iswo7512/
Yswa751/
Ixwa751/
Jswa751/
Iswj751/
Giswaya7354/
Ishwait7322/
Iswaaya7311/
Eisweah731/
Heiswai731/
Uswah67268/
Eswau67245/
Iosua67230/
Isbai67198/
Esway67144/
Ishua67144/
Hisba67103/
Aisua6740/
Yisua6739/
Isvai6736/
Uisua6725/
Isbaa6719/
Yixwa6718/
Oisba6716/
Jizwa6714/
Jiswo6712/
Gisua6710/
Isuat679/
Huswa677/
Ichwa677/
Eswai677/
Ushwa677/
Heswa676/
Isbau676/
Eeswa675/
Issua675/
Iswed675/
Eshwa675/
Eswap675/
Isuaa674/
Itsua674/
Esswa673/
Isvad673/
Isvat673/
Izwua673/
Aisva673/
Jisba673/
Ishva672/
Jixwa672/
Isvas672/
Giswe672/
Euswa672/
Ojswa671/
Isvah671/
Yisba671/
Ishba671/
Isuay671/
Isvaa671/
Iswis671/
Izway671/
Heishway671/
Ishwo671/
Eisva671/
Eswah671/
Eswea671/
Isweu671/
Ishwe671/
Aiswj671/
Aizwa671/
Easwa671/
Jshwa671/
Isbha671/
Iswhj671/
Iswip671/

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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 Iswa
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