Idowu Surname

3,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idowu Surname User-submission:

The surname Idowu means 'child who immediately follows twins'.

Idowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria176,7851:1,002126
England1,3141:42,4035,420
United States9791:370,23432,841
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Canada921:400,49635,373
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Iceland461:8,263851
Scotland391:137,2778,372
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Norway181:285,68329,080
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Benin111:939,60046,216
Wales111:281,32115,850
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Togo91:805,3086,372
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Idowu (204,741) may also be a first name.

Idowu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Idowu means 'child who immediately follows twins'.

- canadawheeler

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

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Iddowu9115/
Idowhu9112/
Idoowu9111/
Idohwu916/
Iduowu916/
Idouwu915/
Jidowu915/
Idoiwu914/
Iodowu914/
Idoewu914/
Eidowu914/
Idowuy913/
Iedowu912/
Idowau912/
Idowuz912/
Idowui912/
Idojwu911/
Idoweu911/
Idowuh911/
Oidowu911/
Idowwu911/
Idowgu911/
Idhowou831/
Idowuis831/
Idawu80240/
Idewu80213/
Iduwu8070/
Edowu8056/
Udowu8046/
Idobu8028/
Idovu808/
Jidovu73328/
Jidobu7320/
Hedowu733/
Iduwau732/
Udoewu732/
Idowój732/
Edoewu731/
Idoibu731/
Udoiwu731/
Udojwu731/
Idabou731/
Idubou731/
Idawuu731/
Idewhu731/
Idhewu731/
Uduowu731/
Aidevou6735/
Aidewou675/
Jidoobu671/
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