Imwa Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Imwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Imwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Imwa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Imwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Imwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 798,040th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Imwa reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Aside from Malawi it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimwa | 89 | 2,235 | / |
| Imwai | 89 | 80 | / |
| Himwa | 89 | 22 | / |
| Imwau | 89 | 5 | / |
| Imhwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Imwaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Imwas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yimwai | 80 | 18 | / |
| Himwat | 80 | 10 | / |
| Aimwat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yimwat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Esimwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Himwas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yimway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jimwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gimhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aimway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Imba | 75 | 4,011 | / |
| Inwa | 75 | 1,475 | / |
| Imua | 75 | 131 | / |
| Emwa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Umwa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Imwi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Imwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ymwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Imwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Imwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiomwua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yimnwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Icimwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jimba | 67 | 12,044 | / |
| Yimba | 67 | 1,467 | / |
| Inway | 67 | 525 | / |
| Himba | 67 | 522 | / |
| Aimba | 67 | 472 | / |
| Hemwa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Imbai | 67 | 308 | / |
| Imbay | 67 | 266 | / |
| Emwas | 67 | 199 | / |
| Hinwa | 67 | 176 | / |
| Emwat | 67 | 117 | / |
| Inwai | 67 | 68 | / |
| Oimba | 67 | 54 | / |
| Imbha | 67 | 49 | / |
| Eimba | 67 | 42 | / |
| Imbau | 67 | 37 | / |
| Aimua | 67 | 37 | / |
| Emwau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Inwua | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yinwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Einwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Inwaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Imuap | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gimua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jinwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Immba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Imuat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Imbea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Inwha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iomua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Imbaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yimwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oinwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yomwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jimua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Imbaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Inmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Humwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Inwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Innwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eimua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jmwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eymwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imwie | 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
- 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 Imwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis