Yiswa Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Yiswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 83 | 1:556,384 | 26,876 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Yiswa (25) may also be a first name.
Yiswa Demographics
Yiswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yiswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yiswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yiswa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiswa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,047,559th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yiswa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Yiswa is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.
The surname Yiswa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 556,384. In Kenya Yiswa is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 88 percent live, Bungoma County, where 11 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya Yiswa is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Yiswa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Yiswa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiswau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iswa | 89 | 226 | / |
| Yswa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ishwa | 80 | 453 | / |
| Iswea | 80 | 89 | / |
| Yisua | 80 | 39 | / |
| Hiswa | 80 | 33 | / |
| Yixwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Iswah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Isway | 80 | 10 | / |
| Iswua | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jiswa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Aiswa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yisba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iszwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ishway | 73 | 25 | / |
| Yosway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hiswah | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yidsua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yitsua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Iswahy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ishwua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iswaat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aishwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Isswad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iswatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eishwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ishwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haiswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiswea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isswat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jishwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ishwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gishwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hioswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hieswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giswai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yshwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiswah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isba | 67 | 1,888 | / |
| Isua | 67 | 670 | / |
| Isva | 67 | 466 | / |
| Eswa | 67 | 196 | / |
| Iswe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Iswi | 67 | 67 | / |
| Giswaya | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ishwait | 67 | 22 | / |
| Iswo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iswaaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ysua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yswi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eisweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaysway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiswai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yishwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yxwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yswj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yswy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ixwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iswj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoshway | 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 Yiswa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis