Idowu Surname
Approximately 180,000 people bear this surname
Idowu Surname User-submission:
The surname Idowu means 'child who immediately follows twins'.
Idowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 176,785 | 1:1,002 | 126 |
| England | 1,314 | 1:42,403 | 5,420 |
| United States | 979 | 1:370,234 | 32,841 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| Ireland | 57 | 1:82,613 | 4,798 |
| Iceland | 46 | 1:8,263 | 851 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Idowu (204,741) may also be a first name.
Idowu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Idowu means 'child who immediately follows twins'.
- canadawheelerIdowu Demographics
Average Male Idowu Height
178.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Idowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Idowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Idowu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Idowu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,123rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Idowu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,091st most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 204,741 people.
The surname Idowu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 176,785 people, or 1 in 1,002. In Nigeria Idowu is primarily found in: Ogun, where 24 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Oyo, where 16 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Idowu occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Idowu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (79%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Idowu last name are 42.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.24% being registered with the political party.
The amount Idowu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.05% more than the national average, earning R 387,480 per year; in United States they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $48,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $48,697 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idowou | 91 | 81 | / |
| Idowuu | 91 | 18 | / |
| Iddowu | 91 | 15 | / |
| Idowhu | 91 | 12 | / |
| Idoowu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Idohwu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Iduowu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Idouwu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Jidowu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Idoiwu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Iodowu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Idoewu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Eidowu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Idowuy | 91 | 3 | / |
| Iedowu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Idowau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Idowuz | 91 | 2 | / |
| Idowui | 91 | 2 | / |
| Idojwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Idoweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Idowuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oidowu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Idowwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Idowgu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Idhowou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Idowuis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Idawu | 80 | 240 | / |
| Idewu | 80 | 213 | / |
| Iduwu | 80 | 70 | / |
| Edowu | 80 | 56 | / |
| Udowu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Idobu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Idovu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Jidovu | 73 | 328 | / |
| Jidobu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hedowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iduwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Udoewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Idowój | 73 | 2 | / |
| Edoewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idoibu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udoiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Udojwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idabou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idubou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idawuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idewhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Idhewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uduowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aidevou | 67 | 35 | / |
| Aidewou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jidoobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edhowou | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Idowu
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