Ijaw Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ijaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ijaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ijaw (52) may also be a first name.

Ijaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ijaw is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ijaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ijaw is the 1,860,621st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Ijaw reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria Ijaw is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 68 percent are found, Rivers, where 17 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 38 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijawe896/
Hijaw891/
Jaw867,644/
Iaw8614/
Ijw865/
Hijawe802/
Hijjaw801/
Jijawe801/
Jawh751,162/
Jawe75520/
Jauw75393/
Isaw75378/
Ijab75197/
Ijow7565/
Yiaw7548/
Jiaw7528/
Ejaw7514/
Jaew7514/
Eiaw7513/
Ajaw7513/
Jhaw7512/
Ijaf7511/
Iawe7510/
Jeaw758/
Hiaw757/
Jaww756/
Izaw755/
Iyaw755/
Jyaw755/
Iaww755/
Javw752/
Jaiw751/
Jahw751/
Ijav751/
Iaws751/
Ijew751/
Uijw751/
Ujaw751/
Uiaw751/
Aiaw751/
Aijw751/
Jcaw751/
Jgaw751/
Jjaw751/
Jzaw751/
Icaw751/
Ieaw751/
Iejw751/
Iasw751/
Ijjw751/
Ijvw751/
Ijhw751/
Iiaw751/
Hijjawe738/
Hijab677,209/
Iyawe67760/
Hisaw67682/
Ijhav67377/
Jhauw67120/
Ahjaw6716/
Jijab6714/
Idjaf6714/
Jahaw6713/
Jaawe6713/
Hiawe6712/
Jjawe675/
Jiawe675/
Yhiaw674/
Uujaw674/
Ijaib674/
Jihaw674/
Aijab673/
Hajaw673/
Ijowe673/
Jahwt673/
Aizaw673/
Hijav672/
Isaaw672/
Ajhaw672/
Ijowa672/
Aijaf672/
Jijow672/
Eisaw672/
Jijav671/
D'Jaw671/
Aisaw671/
Jawhe671/
Jisaw671/
Izeaw671/
Yiawe671/
Ijaph671/
Hijow671/
Hicaw671/
Ajiaw671/
Edjaw671/
Jhawe671/
Hiyaw671/
Jauwe671/
Yizaw671/
Yiyaw671/
Jaiwt671/
Jaihw671/
Jawsh671/
Hjaaw671/
Hijaf671/

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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 Ijaw
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