Ihwe Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ihwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1661:1,067,12544,499
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ihwe (46) may also be a first name.

Ihwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ihwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ihwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Ihwe are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ihwe is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name globally, borne by 46 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 1,067,125. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 73 percent are found, Delta, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aihwe8912/
Ihwue891/
Ichwe891/
Ishwe891/
Iwe861,991/
Ihw864/
Aihowe8043/
Ihweij803/
Ihiewe803/
Ihweih801/
Yihwei801/
Iheawe801/
Iyehwe801/
Hawe752,436/
Huwe752,243/
Iweh751,678/
Hüwe75721/
Hewe75669/
Ihue75510/
Ihwa75436/
Uhwe75266/
Aiwe75237/
Ibhe75234/
Jiwe75145/
Iwei75135/
Ihbe75126/
Yiwe75120/
Ehwe7547/
Hiwe7544/
Iwee7536/
Iwhe7523/
Ijwe7518/
Iwue7513/
Iweu7510/
Eiwe757/
Oiwe755/
Ivhe754/
Iwie753/
Iewe753/
Iwey753/
Hywe753/
Uiwe753/
Iwea752/
Ihwi752/
Jhwe751/
Ihhw751/
Ijhw751/
Haiwe671,457/
Ajiwe67815/
Hewey67788/
Iyawe67760/
Ayiwe67477/
Jibhe67316/
Hawey67288/
Hawea67200/
Huewe67188/
Yiwei67172/
Oyiwe67126/
Hauwe67104/
Ahuwe6789/
Hewei6781/
Houwe6767/
Givhe6761/
Iw6752/
Iyowe6744/
Ichue6742/
Heawe6741/
Eyiwe6736/
Ejiwe6736/
Jiwei6735/
Hoewe6729/
Hawee6727/
Heiwe6722/
Iweuh6721/
Hawei6720/
Huwei6720/
Yihbe6718/
Ishue6717/
Aiwei6715/
Ehawe6713/
Hawue6712/
Hiwes6712/
Jiwey6712/
Hawée6710/
Ojiwe679/
Echwe679/
Iweas678/
Ichve677/
Auhwe677/
Oihbe677/
Ijawe676/
Iwhee676/
Ivhed676/
Iswed675/
Iweah675/
Ihuet675/
Ihwai675/
Iweeh675/
Eiwes674/
Ijowe673/
Ihuee673/
Evihe673/
Haawe673/
Hewwe673/
Yehwe672/
Aihwa672/
Ehwie672/
Aihue672/
Hiwey672/
Aiwee672/
Iowei672/
Aiwhe672/
Haywe672/
Huweh672/
Ihoue672/
Jiwie672/
Huwee672/
Jihwa671/
Jivhe671/
Huwey671/
Heuwe671/
Hibhe671/
Hiwep671/
Aiwes671/
Yihwa671/
Jiweh671/
Giwey671/
Uiwea671/
Hiwee671/
Hywes671/
Iowue671/
Eiwei671/
Uhwei671/
Uuhwe671/
Iwuee671/
Huywe671/
Hüwet671/
Hewee671/
Hawwe671/
Haïwe671/
Ouhwe671/
Yohwe671/
Yiweu671/
Aiwie671/
Ijewe671/
Iyewe671/
Ayhwe671/
Ewihe671/
Aiywe671/
Uhwea671/
Uiewe671/
Aihbe671/
Eiowe671/
Huwea671/
Iwetz670/

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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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  • 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 Ihwe
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