Inuwa Surname

5,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Inuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria109,9491:1,611208
Uganda1411:276,87419,841
England281:1,989,93178,001
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Inuwa (65,820) may also be a first name.

Inuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inuwa is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Inuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inuwa is the 5,139th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 66,133 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Inuwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Inuwa is also the 14,638th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 65,820 people.

The surname Inuwa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 109,949 people, or 1 in 1,611. In Nigeria Inuwa is most numerous in: Kano, where 30 percent live, Bauchi, where 18 percent live and Jigawa, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Inuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

Inuwa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.75% less than the national average, earning $33,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Innuwa91490/
Inouwa9198/
Yinuwa9164/
Inguwa9164/
Inuwai9161/
Inuwas9156/
Inauwa9118/
Inuwah9112/
Inuwaa9110/
Inuuwa9110/
Inuwat916/
Inuwua914/
Einuwa911/
Inuhwa911/
Jinuwa911/
Ineuwa911/
Inuwau911/
Inhuwa911/
Hinuwa911/
Inuwea911/
Yinguwa8327/
Ainnuwa836/
Innouwa832/
Hinouwa831/
Jinuwai831/
Inuwaaa831/
Enuwa80313/
Iniwa80124/
Inuba8045/
Inuwo8012/
Unuwa8012/
Inywa802/
Inuwe801/
Ynuwa801/
Inguva731,286/
Enguwa7387/
Inuwei7331/
Inubay7330/
Inowai7316/
Inniwa7313/
Ainuwe7313/
Eneuwa7310/
Inoway738/
Iniway734/
Inueva734/
Inouwe734/
Iniwaa734/
Hunuwa734/
Ujnuwa733/
Inubah733/
Hinuba733/
Inauva733/
Inubai732/
Jinuba732/
Inouba732/
Inuwie732/
Henuwa732/
Inusua731/
Ytnuwa731/
Inhuva731/
Enouwa731/
Ainuba731/
Inguwo731/
Inouva731/
Enuwas731/
Enuywa731/
Inuuua731/
Enauwa731/
Ajnuwa731/
Uhnuwa731/
Yiniwa731/
Inuwee731/
Hinouwaya711/
Yinguva6775/
Hainiwa6742/
Enohuwa6710/
Inubhai674/
Aynauwa673/
Jiniewa671/
Yinusua671/
Uiniwai671/
Ainguva671/
Innguva671/
Innouva671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Inuwa
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