Ihwa Surname
Approximately 436 people bear this surname
Ihwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 422 | 1:419,770 | 21,772 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Ihwa (189) may also be a first name.
Ihwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ihwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ihwa is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ihwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 681,965th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ihwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihwa is also the 661,310th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 189 people.
The last name Ihwa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 422 people, or 1 in 419,770. In Nigeria Ihwa is mostly found in: Benue, where 76 percent reside, Kano, where 9 percent reside and Taraba, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Ihwa exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Ihwa
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