Idiwu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idiwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Idiwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idiwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idiwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Idiwu are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Ogun, where 23 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idoiwu914/
Idewu80213/
Idibu80164/
Iduwu8070/
Ediwu803/
Idejwu734/
Udiewu733/
Iduwau732/
Idibou732/
Idojwu731/
Gidewu731/
Idhewu731/
Idewhu731/
Udoiwu731/
Idoibu731/
Aidewou675/
Jidaibu671/

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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 Idiwu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis