Ijiwa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ijiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Ijiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ijiwa is most common in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ijiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ijiwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Ijiwa is most numerous in: Lagos, where 55 percent are found, Ogun, where 36 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ijiwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 29 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Ijiwa
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