Inawam Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Inawam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inawam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Inawam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Inawam occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Inawam.

How Common Is The Last Name Inawam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inawam is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Inawam is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Inawam live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Inawam is most common in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inawan83302/
Jinawan77222/
Yinawan7769/
Hinawan7748/
Innawan7719/
Inavamn774/
Eunawam773/
Inavame771/
Ignawan771/
Ainawan771/
Ainawand71369/
Isnawang7113/
Ainawang711/
Inavan6783/
Inaban6746/
Enawan6718/
Iñawan672/
Inowan671/
Ingawahan671/

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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
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  • 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 Inawam
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