Inua Surname

152,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Inua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7491:64,4394,735
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
England51:11,143,612252,590
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
China21:683,660,78330,601
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Inua (963) may also be a first name.

Inua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Inua (Hindi: इनुआ, Russian: Инуа) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Inua? popularity and diffusion

Inua is the 152,982nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,534,799 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Inua are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 259,932nd most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 963 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,749 people, or 1 in 64,439. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 19 percent reside, Kano, where 15 percent reside and Bauchi, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Inua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (65%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ginua89102/
Innua8933/
Inwua8929/
Yinua8927/
Hinua8926/
Inuaa8915/
Inuat8913/
Isnua899/
Ainua895/
Inuas892/
Inhua892/
Inuea892/
Jinhua80117/
Inhuap8097/
Heinua8054/
Yinhua8015/
Inwuae8015/
Inuach805/
Hinwua804/
Inhuat804/
Inouha802/
Jinuat801/
Jinuap801/
Inuash801/
Inguha801/
Hainua801/
Yinuas801/
Inuhaa801/
Innuay801/
Innuat801/
Hinuat801/
Itinua801/
Inwa751,475/
Inuo75212/
Inba75182/
Enua75151/
Unua7598/
Inva752/
Innouha735/
Oinuoha732/
Hinhuad731/
Inouhad731/
Genua671,973/
Inway67525/
Jinba67248/
Hinwa67176/
Unuea6787/
Inwai6768/
Inbai6752/
Inbau6729/
Enuap6726/
Inuot6714/
Yinwa6712/
Einwa6711/
Yinuo6710/
Inwaa6710/
Inbou6710/
Invay679/
Jinwa676/
Hinba675/
Yinba675/
Ichinwua674/
Inwha674/
Invas673/
Henua673/
Jinva673/
Innuo672/
Ainba672/
Invou672/
Unuaj672/
Ginuo672/
Inmba672/
Invat672/
Oinwa672/
Enhua672/
U'Nua671/
Einba671/
Hunua671/
Inwoa671/
Inbha671/
Inbuo671/
Unnua671/
Invaz671/
Inwad671/
Inwah671/
Inwau671/
Enuas671/
Inuoy671/
Uinwa671/
Invah671/
Inbay671/
Unwua671/
Oihnuoha671/
Ainuo671/
Innwa671/
Hynua670/

Inua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Inua in the Hindi language
इनुआinu'a66.67
ईनुआinu'a33.33
Inua in the Russian language
Инуаinua-

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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 Inua
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