Ifwana Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ifwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ifwana Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Ifwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifwana is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Ifwana is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ifwana live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifuana8334/
Ifwani8316/
Ibwana834/
Ifwanj831/
Ifwanyi772/
Isfuanah719/
Efwani6731/
Ibwano6713/
Ifuani676/
Ibbana673/
Ibuana673/
Ufuana672/
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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 Ifwana
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