Inawa Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Inawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1081:192,30619,984
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Inawa (222) may also be a first name.

Inawa Last Name Facts

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

Inawa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Inawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Inawa is the 1,133,308th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Inawa reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 30 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Inawa is also the 605,116th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 222 people.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 192,306. In Cameroon Inawa is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 55 percent are found, East Region, where 42 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Inawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Inawa last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jinawa91195/
Innawa91127/
Hinawa9150/
Ainawa9128/
Inawai9128/
Inauwa9118/
Inawau918/
Inawaj915/
Inaway913/
Ignawa911/
Ineawa911/
Inawad911/
Jinawat83108/
Hinawai8337/
Jitnawa8323/
Ingaiwa835/
Jinnawa833/
Inawait831/
Ginawaa831/
Ainawad831/
Innawai831/
Gainawa831/
Ignaiwa831/
Ainnawa831/
Jinawah831/
Jinawai831/
Inaba8086,724/
Inawo80983/
Inowa80168/
Unawa80167/
Inava8091/
Inawi8052/
Enawa8046/
Inewa8043/
Jnawa8022/
Inawe8021/
Inawy804/
Jinnawat772/
Hingaway771/
Jinaswat771/
Hinawi734,267/
Hunawa73621/
Inavas73443/
Ingawo73301/
Ainawi73152/
Yinawo73110/
Inouwa7398/
Inabai7394/
Jinaba7386/
Inaeva7366/
Ingava7363/
Jinawi7336/
Inavai7331/
Inowai7316/
Hinaba7315/
Inabay7315/
Innawi7313/
Hinawy7312/
Inavat7312/
Henawa7312/
Einawi7312/
Enawas7310/
Ginava739/
Inoway738/
Inavad737/
Jinava737/
Innowa737/
Inawoi737/
Ainava737/
Ainawe735/
Jinewa734/
Inabau734/
Ainawy734/
Innava734/
Ginawy733/
Inaiba733/
Inauva733/
Innaba732/
Ainaba732/
Inawoh732/
Yinawe732/
Hinawe732/
Hinowa732/
Inabaj731/
Eanawa731/
Unawai731/
Unnawa731/
Inawii731/
Ionava731/
Ignawe731/
Innawe731/
Inaabe731/
Inaabi731/
Inawod731/
Inawui731/
Enawaa731/
Imhawa731/
Ineuwa731/
Enauwa731/
Enaway731/
Uynawa731/
Isnawy731/
Hinnawi676,333/
Inabhai672,083/
Yingawo67219/
Ainavad67184/
Jinowat67120/
Henaway67119/
Yonnawa6741/
Inabhay6735/
Inavait6732/
Hingawe6726/
Hisnawi6717/
Ignatva6714/
Hinawiy6711/
Jinavad677/
Hinawer676/
Hinnawe675/
Ainaeva674/
Hinabai674/
Aynauwa673/
Hainaba673/
Hinavai673/
Hinnawy672/
Henawah672/
Ingavaj672/
Hinabay672/
Innouwa672/
Jinnawi672/
Ginnawi672/
Jinabai671/
Ionovaa671/
Ineiwat671/
Hinewai671/
Enahway671/
Ginawio671/
Gineava671/
Ainavas671/
Ignawei671/
Enawauh671/
Inaaibe671/
Inaasua671/
Hinouwa671/
Hingawo671/
Innowas671/
Inowaya671/
Inavais671/
Isnaweh671/
Yingawe671/
Hainava671/
Eingava671/
Ainaabo671/
Yonawah671/
Hinawey671/
Hisnawy671/
Henawai671/
Inaijwe671/
Ionaiwi671/
Inavaya671/
Jitnava671/
Ginawoi671/
Ennaway670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Inawa
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