Iswad Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Iswad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Iswad (29) may also be a first name.
Iswad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iswad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iswad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺍﺩ) is most common in Niger. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iswad? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,635,433rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Iswad reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 29 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 710,815. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 63 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 33 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Niger it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 43 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iswad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iswad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﺍﺩ | swad | - |
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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 Iswad
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