Idawa Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Idawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5721:92,5559,257
Japan431:2,973,12332,937
Benin321:322,98825,835
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Niger301:639,73415,675
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Idawa (43) may also be a first name.

Idawa Last Name Facts

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

Idawa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Idawa is the 460,168th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. Idawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Idawa live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 43 people.

Idawa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 92,555. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 69 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 16 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Idawa is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 6 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hidawa91323/
Idawai9187/
Jidawa9139/
Aidawa913/
Idawea911/
Idawwa911/
Idawad911/
Hidaway835/
Haidawa834/
Aidawai831/
Aaidawa831/
Heidawa831/
Giddawa831/
Idava801,577/
Idewa801,458/
Idowa80596/
Idaba80208/
Udawa8036/
Idawo8033/
Edawa8011/
Idawe802/
Idawi801/
Hoidaway772/
Heidaway771/
Haidaway771/
Haidawai771/
Hideaway770/
Eidawi7395/
Yidawi7385/
Jidawi7355/
Idaeva7344/
Idajwo7325/
Aidava7316/
Hidowa7315/
Idavas7314/
Idouwa7313/
Edeawa7313/
Edawai7312/
Aidawe7312/
Hidaba7310/
Hedawa7310/
Jidawy739/
Idavay739/
Udawua734/
Idavai734/
Idavap734/
Aidaba733/
Idavau733/
Hidawi733/
Idaewo732/
Idaawo732/
Idowau732/
Idowat732/
Eadawa732/
Idavat731/
Ideway731/
Eddawa731/
Gidava731/
Udawai731/
Idoewa731/
Idaiwo731/
Ajdawa731/
Jdauwa731/
Yidowa731/
Idaiba731/
Idauva731/
Idaabe731/
Idahua731/
Idavad731/
Idavaj731/
Aydawa731/
Gidawy731/
Hidawo731/
Idoiwa731/
Jidaba731/
Jidawe731/
Yodawa731/
Eidaba731/
Jiddawi671,956/
Haidava67249/
Idaewoh6750/
Aidaeva6731/
Aidavad6715/
Idabhai6710/
Jiddawy675/
Idahaba674/
Giddawy674/
Hideway673/
Huidawi673/
Idavaai673/
Aidabai672/
Iddouwa672/
Aidavat671/
Aidhava671/
Idahuay671/
Idavaid671/
Idhavaj671/
Haidaba671/
Aidouwa671/
Eddaway671/
Hedaywa671/
Giddawi671/
Hydauwa671/
Jidouwa671/
Edeauwa671/
Hudaway670/

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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 Idawa
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