Idewor Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idewor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idewor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Idewor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idewor is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idewor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Idewor live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 45 percent live, Oyo, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria Idewor exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idaewor92493/
Ideawor9215/
Idhewor922/
Idaewhor869/
Edewor832,792/
Idawor8388/
Idevor8311/
Idebor832/
Idewar832/
Idowor831/
Edewhor77206/
Jidewar7711/
Idhebor774/
Idaewar773/
Idevore772/
Edgewor771/
Edaewor771/
Idaiwor771/
Idajwor771/
Jiddewar7185/
Edewuhor711/
Idheware711/
Edeworth711/
Edebor671,243/
Edevor67114/
Idevar6739/
Idibor6731/
Edowor6722/
Edewar6712/
Idawar678/
Udewar674/
Aydeworth670/

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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 Idewor
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