Imawa Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Imawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 141 | 1:1,256,332 | 50,205 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Imawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.
It is most widespread 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 reside, Edo, where 22 percent reside and Kano, where 20 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Imawa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yimawa | 91 | 145 | / |
| Imawah | 91 | 12 | / |
| Himawa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Jimawa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Aimawa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Imaway | 91 | 6 | / |
| Imawat | 91 | 2 | / |
| Imhawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Imawai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eimawa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eimaway | 83 | 16 | / |
| Himawat | 83 | 15 | / |
| Himawas | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gaimawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jimawas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Imaaway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Himawah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jimaywa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Emawa | 80 | 2,574 | / |
| Imaba | 80 | 223 | / |
| Imowa | 80 | 156 | / |
| Imewa | 80 | 85 | / |
| Imawi | 80 | 42 | / |
| Umawa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Imawe | 80 | 19 | / |
| Imava | 80 | 12 | / |
| Imawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Himawaha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aimmawat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Emaway | 73 | 5,635 | / |
| Imaeva | 73 | 3,438 | / |
| Imasua | 73 | 145 | / |
| Yimaba | 73 | 132 | / |
| Jimawo | 73 | 85 | / |
| Imavah | 73 | 54 | / |
| Emawat | 73 | 25 | / |
| Imewai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Umawai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Emeawa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Himawi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Umawah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Humawa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Imahba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hemawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aimava | 73 | 2 | / |
| Imaiva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emawha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imhowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imeaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eimawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Himaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imavad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imawei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eimawaysh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaimava | 67 | 255 | / |
| Emmawat | 67 | 34 | / |
| Himawet | 67 | 26 | / |
| Immaeva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Himeiwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Humaway | 67 | 21 | / |
| Himabai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jimavat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Imasuah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hemawas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hemawat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ismavat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Imabhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Imavhai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imashva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimahwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himavat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Immabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imasuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ismaiua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ismawey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hymawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hemaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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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