Ijow Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Ijow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ijow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ijow is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijow? popularity and diffusion
Ijow is the 2,372,517th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ijow are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ijow is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 58 percent reside, Benue, where 20 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijowe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jijow | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ijowa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hijow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jow | 86 | 2,808 | / |
| Iow | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ijw | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jowa | 75 | 1,890 | / |
| Iyow | 75 | 1,245 | / |
| Ijov | 75 | 197 | / |
| Ojow | 75 | 192 | / |
| Jowe | 75 | 183 | / |
| Ijaw | 75 | 99 | / |
| Hiow | 75 | 62 | / |
| Jiow | 75 | 32 | / |
| Yiow | 75 | 29 | / |
| Jouw | 75 | 27 | / |
| Ajow | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ijob | 75 | 17 | / |
| Isow | 75 | 15 | / |
| Iowe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Jowf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ujow | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ihow | 75 | 4 | / |
| Joew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Johw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Izow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aijw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uijw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ioow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hjow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijhw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijvw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijuw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijjw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iowz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iowp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ieow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iejw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jzow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Joyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jowt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jovw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jojw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hajow | 67 | 835 | / |
| Hujow | 67 | 736 | / |
| Ojowa | 67 | 419 | / |
| Haiow | 67 | 245 | / |
| Ihowa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Iyowe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ihowe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ajowa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jisow | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jouwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oijov | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ejowa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hiowe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Giyow | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jijob | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ijawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aiowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aisow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijoub | 67 | 4 | / |
| Izowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayiow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Johws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igiow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gajow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gijov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iozsw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yijof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edjow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujoew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eisow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeeow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihow | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ijow
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