Idawai Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Idawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Idawai (20) may also be a first name.
Idawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Idawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Idawai is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Idawai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Idawai is the 2,007,164th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. Idawai occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idawai reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idawai is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 20 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 2,059,800. In Nigeria Idawai is most common in: Adamawa, where 56 percent reside, Borno, where 13 percent reside and Kano, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Idawai
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