Iswaya Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iswaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iswaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2011:194,22515,750
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Iswaya (20) may also be a first name.

Iswaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iswaya (Oriya: ଇାୟା) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iswaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iswaya is the 1,025,894th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Iswaya live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Iswaya is also the 2,446,817th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 20 people.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 194,225. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 34 percent live, Namutumba District, where 20 percent live and Buyende District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giswaya9254/
Iswaaya9211/
Iswayad921/
Isway9110/
Isweya83103/
Ishway8325/
Iswahy836/
Iswaja834/
Isbaya834/
Eswaya832/
Uswaya831/
Isuaya831/
Ishwaa831/
Iswahyu7776/
Iswaiah7723/
Aisvaya7722/
Eswayah7717/
Geswaya772/
Hisbaya771/
Aisweya771/
Esway73144/
Iswea7389/
Isuaa734/
Izway731/
Isvaa731/
Isuay731/
Iswahyus715/
Heishway711/
Aaisvaya711/
Eswahaya711/
Iswoyo671,033/
Isbayi6742/
Izwayi6721/
Iswaji6721/
Eswayi6716/
Eswiya6715/
Isuaja6713/
Yosway679/
Eswayu679/
Husway679/
Essway677/
Isbayu676/
Isueya674/
Jizway674/
Ishbay674/
Isbaai672/
Giswai671/
Esweya671/
Aiswea671/
Eshwaa671/
Isuayo671/
Yiswau671/
Isweye671/
Usweya671/
Eswaye671/
Eswaha670/

Iswaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iswaya in the Oriya language
ଇାୟାiaya-

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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 Iswaya
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