Imewa Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Imewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Imewa (46) may also be a first name.

Imewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻮﺓ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Imewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imewa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Imewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Imewa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 77 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imewai9115/
Himeiwa8322/
Jimewad831/
Imeba80358/
Imawa80213/
Emewa8074/
Imewe8033/
Umewa8010/
Imeva805/
Imewo801/
Imiwa801/
Imaeva733,438/
Imeeva73219/
Yimawa73145/
Imeabi7389/
Umeuwa7345/
Emeuwa7332/
Imiwat7317/
Imawah7312/
Imeiba7311/
Emewah7311/
Himawa7310/
Jimawa739/
Imieva738/
Ismeva738/
Emeawa737/
Imaway736/
Aimawa736/
Emewau733/
Aimeva731/
Emeway731/
Imhawa731/
Imeaba731/
Emejwa731/
Imesua731/
Jimewo731/
Imawai731/
Imewei731/
Emoewa731/
Eimawa731/
Immaeva6723/
Eimaway6716/
Immieva6711/
Gimeeva6710/
Hemeway679/
Aimeabi674/
Ismeeva674/
Umiewha672/
Jimaywa671/
Emiehwa671/
Imaaway671/
Himawah671/
Jimevad671/
Jimebai671/
Aimaeva671/
Aimjuea671/
Oymewai671/

Imewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻮﺓamwt-

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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 Imewa
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