Inuah Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Inuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406

Inuah (56) may also be a first name.

Inuah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Inuah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Inuah.

How Common Is The Last Name Inuah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,727,723rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Inuah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Inuah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 56 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria Inuah is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 32 percent live, Kano, where 18 percent live and Cross River, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inouah9113/
Innuah916/
Innouah831/
Inoua801,851/
Inuha80126/
Enuah8092/
Unuah8025/
Inaua8012/
Inuho8010/
Inuua802/
Innoua7333/
Ingaua7316/
Ainoua7311/
Hinoua739/
Ainuha738/
Inuhia735/
Inouha732/
Enouah731/
Ingoua731/
Inauad731/
Eneuah731/
Ginoua731/
Inauat731/
Inhoua731/
Ignuța731/
Inguha731/
Innuha731/
Inuhaa731/
Inguua731/
Hainaua6732/
Inouhou6717/
Hinnuho675/
Innouha675/
Hinouho672/
Yingoua671/
Inouhad671/
Hinhoua671/
Unauaha671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Inuah
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