Iduwa Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Iduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iduwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Namibia141:172,1009,625
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Iduwa (33) may also be a first name.

Iduwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iduwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iduwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iduwa is the 968,490th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. Iduwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iduwa reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 33 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 835,579. In Nigeria Iduwa is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 30 percent are found, Kano, where 22 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Namibia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iduwat9167/
Idouwa9113/
Jiduwa919/
Iduwau912/
Haiduwa831,990/
Iddouwa832/
Jidouwa831/
Ieduwah831/
Aidouwa831/
Iduwe80813/
Eduwa80437/
Iduwo8087/
Uduwa8079/
Iduba8023/
Idiwa8018/
Iduva803/
Haidhuwa7715/
Haiduwah779/
Iddouwat771/
Jidiwa73116/
Giduwi7314/
Uduwua7311/
Udeuwa7310/
Edeuwa735/
Edouwa733/
Idueva733/
Iduwet733/
Idowau732/
Eduwah732/
Idowua732/
Uduwau731/
Jiduba731/
Hidiwa731/
Eduwai731/
Geduwa731/
Idoewa731/
Iduwue731/
Iduweh731/
Iduwee731/
Giduwo731/
Giduwe731/
Iduwot731/
Jdauwa731/
Edhuwa731/
Idauva731/
Hidouwatt711/
Udouwah6771/
Idubhai675/
Eduwaya674/
Headuwa671/
Hydauwa671/
Hidubai671/
Idhuuba671/
Iddiwai671/
Edouwai671/
Aidubah671/
Edouwah671/
Eddouwa671/
Iduswyi671/

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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
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  • 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 Iduwa
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