Idewele Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idewele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idewele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Idewele Last Name Facts

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

Idewele is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Idewele.

How Common Is The Last Name Idewele? popularity and diffusion

Idewele is the 1,907,068th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Idewele live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Idewele is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 1,884,497. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 70 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idewelle931/
Idewel9212/
Edewele869/
Idewale862/
Aidewale805/
Heideweiler781/
Idewil778/
Idiwel775/
Idowole7162/
Udawele7157/
Idiwole7127/
Idiwale7122/
Edebele719/
Edewole716/
Edewale714/
Idawale713/
Edewell711/
Hidiwel711/
Udewale711/
Edevele711/
Eddewle711/
Iğdebeli6727/
Hudewale6719/
Udowelle6715/
Ediowele6713/
Iddiwale672/
Hidibele671/
Idebelhi671/
Idiweila671/

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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 Idewele
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