Shishwa Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Shishwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 154 | 1:343,777 | 25,484 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
Shishwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shishwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shishwa is the 1,398,030th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Shishwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shishwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shishwa is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name on earth, held by 21 people.
The surname Shishwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 343,777. In Tanzania Shishwa is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Shishwa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiswa | 92 | 66 | / |
| Shishwi | 86 | 63 | / |
| Sishewa | 86 | 39 | / |
| Chishwa | 86 | 18 | / |
| Sishwas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shushwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Siswa | 83 | 404 | / |
| Sishwaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiswa | 77 | 607 | / |
| Sheswa | 77 | 102 | / |
| Siswas | 77 | 18 | / |
| Zishwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Siswai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sisway | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sushwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shizwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shixwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Suiswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sitswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shisva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sichwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seshwai | 71 | 43 | / |
| Sishewe | 71 | 35 | / |
| Sitswai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chaiswa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chiswas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chichwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shuswai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shisvas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiswat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saiswua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sissewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shishve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheshva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siswath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sishvat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sishvas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chishwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sushwha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siswo | 67 | 1,127 | / |
| Seswa | 67 | 327 | / |
| Suswa | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ziswa | 67 | 114 | / |
| Sisua | 67 | 89 | / |
| Siswi | 67 | 79 | / |
| Sisba | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sissewai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sisva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chishvas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheashua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shitswer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sushwaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siswy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaizuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuishui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shushuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheshbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sisseway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shishuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siswe | 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
- 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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