Ahiwe Surname

333,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ahiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0801:164,02110,259
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ahiwe (67) may also be a first name.

Ahiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ahiwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahiwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ahiwe is the 333,448th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,577,208 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ahiwe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahiwe is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 67 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,080 people, or 1 in 164,021. In Nigeria Ahiwe is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 45 percent live, Rivers, where 12 percent live and Ondo, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahiwei918/
Aheiwe917/
Ahiewe913/
Ahuiwe911/
Aehiwe911/
Ahaiewe831/
Ahahiwe831/
Ehiwe80758/
Aoiwe803/
Oaiwe802/
Ahewe802/
Ohiwe802/
Houiwe735/
Ahaewe734/
Ohiewe733/
Hahiwa732/
Ahiwoa732/
Gohiwe731/
Ohiowe731/
Ahuiwa731/
Ahioue731/
Ohoiwer6762/
Ahihoue6712/
Aeshwer671/
Aewe671/

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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 Ahiwe
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