Shishwa Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shishwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shishwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Shishwa (21) may also be a first name.

Shishwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shishwa is found in Tanzania more 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 Shishwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shishwa is the 1,398,030th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shishwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

Shishwa is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 343,777. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiswa9266/
Shishwi8663/
Sishewa8639/
Chishwa8618/
Sishwas864/
Shushwa862/
Siswa83404/
Sishwaha801/
Chiswa77607/
Sheswa77102/
Siswas7718/
Zishwa7712/
Siswai778/
Sisway775/
Sushwa774/
Shizwa774/
Shixwa773/
Suiswa772/
Sitswa771/
Shisva771/
Sichwa771/
Seshwai7143/
Sishewe7135/
Sitswai718/
Chaiswa713/
Chiswas713/
Chichwa712/
Shuswai712/
Shisvas711/
Saiswat711/
Saiswua711/
Sissewa711/
Shishve711/
Sheshva711/
Siswath711/
Sishvat711/
Sishvas711/
Chishwe711/
Sushwha711/
Siswo671,127/
Seswa67327/
Suswa67150/
Ziswa67114/
Sisua6789/
Siswi6779/
Sisba6737/
Sissewai6725/
Sisva678/
Chishvas676/
Sheashua674/
Shitswer674/
Sushwaha672/
Siswy672/
Shaizuha671/
Shuishui671/
Shushuay671/
Sheshbai671/
Sisseway671/
Shishuey671/
Siswe671/

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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 Shishwa
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