Iguiw Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Iguiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iguiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

Iguiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iguiw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻳﻜﻴﻮ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iguiw? popularity and diffusion

Iguiw is the 3,432,070th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Iguiw live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 141,202. In Mauritania Iguiw is most numerous in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 34 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 31 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eiguiw911/
Iguw895/
Igiw893/
Igwiw802/
Iguuw801/
Eiguw801/
Ighiw801/
Iggouw731/
Aguw67453/
Uguw6779/
Igew6758/
Oguw6757/
Igaw6721/
Eguw6720/
Igow673/
Iwuaguw672/
Ikuw671/
Ukiw671/
Icuw671/
Igyw671/
Igiv671/
Igib671/
Ygiw671/
Higgiws671/

Iguiw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iguiw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺇﻳﻜﻴﻮaykyw46.67
ﺇﻛﻴﻮakyw20
ﺍﻳﺠﻴﻮayjyw13.33
ﺍﻳﻜﻮaykw13.33
ﺍﻛﻴﻮakyw6.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iguiw
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