Imowo Surname
Approximately 1,681 people bear this surname
Imowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,259 | 1:58,681 | 7,001 |
| Nigeria | 421 | 1:420,767 | 21,816 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Imowo (257) may also be a first name.
Imowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Imowo occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Imowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 238,470th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,335,244 people. Imowo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Imowo live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 555,528th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 257 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,259 people, or 1 in 58,681. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imoowo | 91 | 24 | / |
| Imowoh | 91 | 7 | / |
| Jimowo | 91 | 5 | / |
| Imowho | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gimowo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Imobo | 80 | 346 | / |
| Imowa | 80 | 156 | / |
| Umowo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Emowo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Imawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Imewo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jimawo | 73 | 85 | / |
| Emohwo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Emowho | 73 | 11 | / |
| Imoibo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Imobou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Umoowo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emuowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Imhovo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Imhowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Immobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimobo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haimouwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emuowho | 67 | 36 | / |
| Emoohwo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Umhowho | 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
- 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 Imowo
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