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

The surname Inawa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Inawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Inawa is the 1,133,308th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Inawa live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 30 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 605,116th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 222 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 192,306. In Cameroon Inawa is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 55 percent live, East Region, where 42 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Inawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Inawa last name is predominantly 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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