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

Idaw is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Idaw are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 35 people.

The last name Idaw is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Idaw is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 50 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.

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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