Inua Surname
Approximately 2,875 people bear this surname
Inua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,749 | 1:64,439 | 4,735 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Inua (963) may also be a first name.
Inua Demographics
Inua Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginua | 89 | 102 | / |
| Innua | 89 | 33 | / |
| Inwua | 89 | 29 | / |
| Yinua | 89 | 27 | / |
| Hinua | 89 | 26 | / |
| Inuaa | 89 | 15 | / |
| Inuat | 89 | 13 | / |
| Isnua | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ainua | 89 | 5 | / |
| Inuas | 89 | 2 | / |
| Inhua | 89 | 2 | / |
| Inuea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jinhua | 80 | 117 | / |
| Inhuap | 80 | 97 | / |
| Heinua | 80 | 54 | / |
| Yinhua | 80 | 15 | / |
| Inwuae | 80 | 15 | / |
| Inuach | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hinwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Inhuat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Inouha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jinuat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jinuap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Inuash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Inguha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hainua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yinuas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Inuhaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Innuay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Innuat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hinuat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itinua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Inwa | 75 | 1,475 | / |
| Inuo | 75 | 212 | / |
| Inba | 75 | 182 | / |
| Enua | 75 | 151 | / |
| Unua | 75 | 98 | / |
| Inva | 75 | 2 | / |
| Innouha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oinuoha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hinhuad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Inouhad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Genua | 67 | 1,973 | / |
| Inway | 67 | 525 | / |
| Jinba | 67 | 248 | / |
| Hinwa | 67 | 176 | / |
| Unuea | 67 | 87 | / |
| Inwai | 67 | 68 | / |
| Inbai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Inbau | 67 | 29 | / |
| Enuap | 67 | 26 | / |
| Inuot | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yinwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Einwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yinuo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Inwaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Inbou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Invay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jinwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hinba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yinba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ichinwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Inwha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Invas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Henua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jinva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Innuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ainba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Invou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unuaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ginuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Inmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Invat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oinwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enhua | 67 | 2 | / |
| U'Nua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Einba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inbuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unnua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Invaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Invah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oihnuoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Innwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hynua | 67 | 0 | / |
Inua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Inua in the Hindi language | ||
| इनुआ | inu'a | 66.67 |
| ईनुआ | inu'a | 33.33 |
| Inua in the Russian language | ||
| Инуа | inua | - |
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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 Inua
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