Shiswa Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Shiswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
Shiswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shiswa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiswa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,352,516th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shiswa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 962,575. In Tanzania Shiswa is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Shiswa is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shishwa | 92 | 156 | / |
| Siswa | 91 | 404 | / |
| Chiswa | 83 | 607 | / |
| Sheswa | 83 | 102 | / |
| Siswas | 83 | 18 | / |
| Siswai | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sisway | 83 | 5 | / |
| Shizwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Shixwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Suiswa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shisva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sitswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shishwi | 77 | 63 | / |
| Chishwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Sitswai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chaiswa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chiswas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shuswai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shushwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sissewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shisvas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siswath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saiswua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saiswat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siswo | 73 | 1,127 | / |
| Seswa | 73 | 327 | / |
| Suswa | 73 | 150 | / |
| Ziswa | 73 | 114 | / |
| Sisua | 73 | 89 | / |
| Siswi | 73 | 79 | / |
| Sisba | 73 | 37 | / |
| Sisva | 73 | 8 | / |
| Siswy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sissewai | 71 | 25 | / |
| Shitswer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sisseway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sisuea | 67 | 686 | / |
| Chiswe | 67 | 664 | / |
| Seswai | 67 | 368 | / |
| Chiswo | 67 | 229 | / |
| Shisve | 67 | 63 | / |
| Sisuat | 67 | 60 | / |
| Shisui | 67 | 58 | / |
| Siswoy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sechwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zishwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sisuay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shisuo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheswa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seswaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sushwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chisva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sisvat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sseswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shisvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiswi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siswyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shusua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sisvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saisua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sesswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suswai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sichwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shisby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shiswa
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