Idaw Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Idaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Idaw (35) may also be a first name.

Idaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idaw occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Idaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Idaw live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Chadic Africa. Idaw is also the 1,744,716th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Idaw is primarily found in: Agadez Region, where 50 percent live and Zinder Region, where 50 percent live. Barring Niger this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idhaw8935/
Aidaw8917/
Iddaw892/
Idawe892/
Eidaw891/
Jidaw891/
Aidawe8012/
Gaidaw801/
Jiddaw801/
Jidawe801/
Idow758,683/
Ydaw75232/
Udaw7574/
Edaw7550/
Idab7539/
Idaf759/
Idowa67596/
Jidow67198/
Idhow67133/
Idafe67121/
Idova6720/
Edawe6717/
Idowe6715/
Yidav6712/
Aydaw6712/
Edhaw6710/
Yidow6710/
Jidav679/
Idouw678/
Hidav678/
Hidab677/
Gidow676/
Gidav674/
Aidow673/
Hidow673/
Aidab672/
Jidaf672/
Udhaw672/
Ideaf672/
Gidaf672/
Yodaw671/
Hidaf671/
Uidow671/
Jdahw671/
Jdaws671/
Jdhaw671/
Hedaw671/
Jidab671/
Idoww671/
Iduow671/
Idaib671/
Idaaf671/
Eidab671/
Oidow671/
Edgaw670/
Iddow670/

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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 Idaw
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