Imawe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Imawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Imawe (20) may also be a first name.

Imawe Last Name Facts

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

Imawe occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Imawe is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Imawe are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Imawe is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name globally, held by 20 people.

The last name Imawe is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 61 percent are found and West Sepik, where 39 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imawei911/
Imae893,058/
Imaw893/
Himawet8326/
Ismawey831/
Aimahwe831/
Imawa80213/
Imaje80129/
Iomae80100/
Oimae8065/
Emawe8047/
Imaye8044/
Imawi8042/
Imowe8037/
Aimae8036/
Imabe8036/
Imewe8033/
Imiwe8016/
Jimaw8014/
Umawe808/
Gimae805/
Imaie804/
Imaei802/
Uimae802/
Himaw801/
Imeae801/
Himmawet774/
Yimawa73145/
Yimave7345/
Imasue7331/
Imagie7319/
Humawe7317/
Aimaje7314/
Imabeh7311/
Aimauw7310/
Himawa7310/
Ismaye7310/
Jimawa739/
Ismaie738/
Himawi737/
Himaye737/
Imaway736/
Aimawa736/
Jimabe734/
Yimabe734/
Yimaye734/
Jimaye733/
Emawhe733/
Gimaie732/
Imowei732/
Imajeh732/
Eimowe732/
Umaawe732/
Jimaei732/
Hemawe731/
Jimaie731/
Jimaje731/
Imowey731/
Imabee731/
Imagge731/
Imayeu731/
Himave731/
Ehmawe731/
Emaweh731/
Eimawa731/
Imowhe731/
Imewei731/
Imayie731/
Imajet731/
Imawai731/
Himabe731/
Gemawe731/
Emmawe731/
Eimawi731/
Aimabe731/
Gimaee731/
Imoweh731/
Imhawa731/
Imaibe731/
Imayet731/
Gimaye731/
Oihmaw731/
Imai67228,322/
Imay67326/
Imau67319/
Imei67283/
Imue67214/
Imie67203/
Imoe67129/
Imaa67107/
Imea67100/
Emae6781/
Imaj6777/
Imeu6766/
Imee6752/
Eimaway6716/
Imasues6713/
Imey6712/
Imoa6712/
Emaw678/
Imye678/
Yimmaye677/
Gimaevy676/
Yimaveh674/
Imayabe673/
Himayet672/
Emmawue672/
Ismagie672/
Hemmawe671/
Jmae671/
Immabee671/
Himabee671/
Ethmawe671/
Imej671/
Ismahie671/
Imasuea671/
Imaaway671/
Imayowa671/
Imhajie671/
Imajuwa671/
Imahoue671/
Jimajez671/
Jimmaye671/
Imouwet671/
Imow671/
Uanimae671/
Haimaei671/
Gimavey671/
Gimayye671/
Aijmaei671/
Imayues671/
Jimajet671/
Jimaywa671/
Esmawee671/
Emmawie671/
Hemawet671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Imawe
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