Imwana Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2531:182,52913,729
Uganda511:765,47637,015
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Imwana (10) may also be a first name.

Imwana Last Name Facts

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

Imwana occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 883,255th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname Imwana is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Imwana live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Imwana is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 182,529. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 57 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 20 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Imwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imwatna9285/
Aimwana921/
Yimwatna86141/
Isemwana865/
Umwana83166/
Imbana83117/
Emwana8312/
Inwana837/
Imwano831/
Inwanna77432/
Emwatna77224/
Inwatna77110/
Emwanga77108/
Imuanga7748/
Inwanah7742/
Emwanea7734/
Himbana7724/
Jimbana7718/
Yinwana7716/
Imwanit7712/
Inwanga775/
Gemwana774/
Ainwana772/
Jimwani771/
Imbayna771/
Imbanha771/
Imvanga771/
Yimbana771/
Aimwena771/
Gimwani771/
Gimuanga7182/
Jimbanau7144/
Hemwanna712/
Ainwanna711/
Hoimwane711/
Embana67356/
Emvana67192/
Imbaña67150/
Emwani67150/
Imbane6728/
Enwana679/
Umuana679/
Jmwani676/
Imbona674/
Imvani672/
Umvana671/
Imuani671/
Umwena671/
Emuana671/
Imuena671/
Invana671/
Himuhanga671/

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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 Imwana
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