Idewa Surname

267,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Idewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2071:38,2604,079
Uganda2491:156,78413,701
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Idewa (245) may also be a first name.

Idewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idewa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Idewa? popularity and diffusion

Idewa is the 267,807th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. The last name Idewa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Idewa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Idewa is also the 570,604th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 245 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,207 people, or 1 in 38,260. In Kenya it is most common in: Busia County, where 85 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 13 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Idewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Idewa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idewad915/
Idoewa911/
Ideway911/
Idewait8316/
Jidewad837/
Hideway833/
Idewach832/
Idehewa831/
Iddewad831/
Ideba801,689/
Idawa80734/
Edewa80412/
Ideva80325/
Idewo8020/
Idiwa8018/
Udewa802/
Idewi801/
Jiddewad776/
Heideway770/
Hideaway770/
Aidgeway770/
Idieva736,745/
Hidawa73323/
Udewua73138/
Jidiwa73116/
Idawai7387/
Udoewa7348/
Idaeva7344/
Jidawa7339/
Gedewa7334/
Ediewa7321/
Idevad7320/
Edeawa7313/
Ideeva7313/
Eddewa7312/
Udeuwa7310/
Ideabo738/
Idiwat737/
Edeuwa735/
Edewai734/
Yodewa733/
Aidawa733/
Ideavo733/
Edewad733/
Idowua732/
Idehua732/
Idaewo732/
Idowau732/
Edhewa731/
Idoiwa731/
Idewoh731/
Hidywa731/
Gideva731/
Idawwa731/
Edeewa731/
Idawea731/
Idejwo731/
Idevaj731/
Hidiwa731/
Udewaë731/
Udoewah67101/
Edewait6786/
Gideeva6773/
Idaewoh6750/
Jidevad6735/
Aidaeva6731/
Aidoeva6721/
Idhevad6717/
Haideba677/
Aidewou675/
Hidaway675/
Haideva674/
Aidieva674/
Haidawa674/
Gaideva672/
Iodeeva671/
Idioway671/
Gidgewe671/
Gitdeva671/
Aidawai671/
Aaidawa671/
Ideabuo671/
Ihdeiwi671/
Hudewah671/
Iddiwai671/
Hideabi671/
Heidawa671/
Heideba671/
Gaidewo671/

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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 Idewa
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