Imowa Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Imowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 132 | 1:61,771 | 8,000 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Imowa (23) may also be a first name.
Imowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Imowa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Imowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Imowa is the 1,398,030th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Imowa live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 61,771. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western, where 86 percent reside, East Sepik, where 11 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Imowa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imhowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Imow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Imowo | 80 | 1,681 | / |
| Imoba | 80 | 232 | / |
| Imawa | 80 | 213 | / |
| Emowa | 80 | 47 | / |
| Imova | 80 | 19 | / |
| Umowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jimow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yimawa | 73 | 145 | / |
| Aimova | 73 | 37 | / |
| Imoowo | 73 | 24 | / |
| Gimova | 73 | 17 | / |
| Imawah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Himawa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jimawa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eimova | 73 | 7 | / |
| Imowoh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aimawa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Imaway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jimowo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ismova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Imowho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Immova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emmowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iomova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Imowei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Imawat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imhawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imowey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imobah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gimowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimohw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eimawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haimova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Imob | 67 | 40 | / |
| Imov | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gaimova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eimaway | 67 | 16 | / |
| Himawat | 67 | 15 | / |
| Emow | 67 | 14 | / |
| Imaf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Himawas | 67 | 13 | / |
| Imab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Imof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Imaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Emofowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Imavova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jmow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemoway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaimawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heimova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jimawas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imaaway | 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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- 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 Imowa
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