Ijawa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ijawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ijawa (67) may also be a first name.
Ijawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ijawa (Marathi: इजावा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Ijawa reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ijawa is also the 1,191,548th most common forename globally, borne by 67 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Ijawa is most frequent in: Ondo, where 60 percent reside and Lagos, where 40 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Ijawa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ijawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ijawa in the Marathi language | ||
| इजावा | ijava | - |
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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 Ijawa
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