Yishawu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yishawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yishawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Yishawu Last Name Facts

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

Yishawu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yishawu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Yishawu reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Yishawu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Yishawu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 89 percent are found, Oyo, where 7 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishawu92151/
Yisawu9286/
Jishawu861/
Isawu83221/
Ishewu7745/
Isiawu7738/
Ishabu773/
Yisewu771/
Issawu771/
Yisabu771/
Ishowu771/
Isauwu771/
Hisawu771/
Ishaibu7135/
Hishabu711/
Gishavu711/
Issawou711/
Ishawoo711/
Isabu671,463/
Esawu6755/
Isavu676/
Isewu673/
Isowu673/
Hisahabu672/
Ishaaibu671/
Izawu671/
Aishaibu671/

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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
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  • 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 Yishawu
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