Imawa Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Imawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Imawa (25) may also be a first name.

Imawa Last Name Facts

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

Imawa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Imawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Imawa is the 1,133,308th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Imawa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Imawa is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria Imawa is most numerous in: Delta, where 52 percent are found, Edo, where 22 percent are found and Kano, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yimawa91145/
Imawah9112/
Himawa9110/
Jimawa919/
Aimawa916/
Imaway916/
Imawat912/
Imhawa911/
Imawai911/
Eimawa911/
Eimaway8316/
Himawat8315/
Himawas8313/
Gaimawa831/
Jimawas831/
Imaaway831/
Himawah831/
Jimaywa831/
Emawa802,574/
Imaba80223/
Imowa80156/
Imewa8085/
Imawi8042/
Umawa8021/
Imawe8019/
Imava8012/
Imawo801/
Himawaha774/
Aimmawat772/
Emaway735,635/
Imaeva733,438/
Imasua73145/
Yimaba73132/
Jimawo7385/
Imavah7354/
Emawat7325/
Imewai7315/
Umawai7311/
Emeawa737/
Himawi737/
Umawah735/
Humawa735/
Imahba734/
Hemawa732/
Aimava732/
Imaiva731/
Emawha731/
Imhowa731/
Imeaba731/
Eimawi731/
Himaba731/
Imavad731/
Imabai731/
Imawei731/
Eimawaysh711/
Gaimava67255/
Emmawat6734/
Himawet6726/
Immaeva6723/
Himeiwa6722/
Humaway6721/
Himabai6713/
Jimavat678/
Imasuah677/
Hemawas676/
Hemawat675/
Ismavat674/
Imabhai674/
Imavhai672/
Imashva671/
Aimahwe671/
Himavat671/
Hemawai671/
Immabai671/
Imasuea671/
Ismaiua671/
Aimaeva671/
Ismawey671/
Hymawad671/
Hemaway670/

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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 Imawa
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