Iniwa Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Japan

Iniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iniwa (15) may also be a first name.

Iniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iniwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iniwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Iniwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Iniwa are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Iniwa is most prevalent in: Kano, where 52 percent live, Borno, where 17 percent live and Kaduna, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 46 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giniwa9114/
Inniwa9113/
Iniway914/
Iniwaa914/
Yiniwa911/
Iniwas911/
Hainiwa8342/
Iniswah8328/
Inniwat8310/
Ingaiwa835/
Jiniewa831/
Hingiwa831/
Uiniwai831/
Ineiwat831/
Ignaiwa831/
Inuwa80110,195/
Iniba80455/
Inewa8043/
Iniwe8030/
Uniwa8023/
Eniwa8011/
Iniwo804/
Iniva803/
Inywa802/
Ingniwat77452/
Innuwa73490/
Iniewe73196/
Inivas7384/
Yinuwa7364/
Inuwai7361/
Jiniwe7322/
Inieva7318/
Inuwah7312/
Iniwei7311/
Inuwaa7310/
Inuuwa7310/
Giniwo739/
Yiniwo739/
Ginywa736/
Yiniva735/
Ainiba734/
Jinewa734/
Inivad734/
Jinhwa734/
Inuwua734/
Iniewo733/
Inaiba733/
Inivay733/
Heniwa731/
Iniova731/
Inivat731/
Hiniwo731/
Jiniva731/
Iniowo731/
Inuhwa731/
Jinuwa731/
Uniway731/
Ainiwe731/
Ginjwa731/
Einuwa731/
Eniway731/
Ineuwa731/
Inuwau731/
Inhuwa731/
Inuwea731/
Hinuwa731/
Giniva731/
Ingewa731/
Ineawa731/
Jinjwa731/
Jinewad6749/
Inieweh6711/
Eniswah679/
Ainnuwa676/
Ainieva674/
Yinibah673/
Jinibai673/
Ginivea671/
Isnihwe671/
Inuwaaa671/
Ionaiwi671/
Inaijwe671/
Jinuwai671/
Heniewa671/
Hinewai671/
Innieva671/
Heniway670/

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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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  • 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 Iniwa
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