Inwa Surname

265,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Inwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4591:121,4148,010
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Inwa (461) may also be a first name.

Inwa Last Name Facts

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

Inwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Inwa is the 265,253rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,940,709 people. Inwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Inwa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 397,322nd most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 461 people.

The surname Inwa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,459 people, or 1 in 121,414. In Nigeria Inwa is most common in: Taraba, where 32 percent reside, Bauchi, where 12 percent reside and Imo, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Inwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Nepal, where 0 percent reside.

Inwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inway89525/
Hinwa89176/
Inwai8968/
Inwua8929/
Yinwa8912/
Einwa8911/
Inwaa8910/
Jinwa896/
Inwha894/
Oinwa892/
Inwad891/
Inwah891/
Innwa891/
Uinwa891/
Inwau891/
Inwoa891/
Inwuae8015/
Inwaah809/
Jinhwa804/
Hinwua804/
Hainwa804/
Heinwa802/
Jinwat801/
Itinwa801/
Hoinwa801/
Einwai801/
Ainnwa801/
Ainwat801/
Inwath801/
Inua752,875/
Enwa75906/
Imwa75352/
Unwa75218/
Inba75182/
Inwe7559/
Inwo7526/
Inwi759/
Ynwa757/
Inva752/
Inwy751/
Jnwa751/
Isihnwa733/
Aainwad732/
Agginwa731/
Isinwah731/
Ehienwa731/
Issenwa731/
Yimnwai731/
Ainwoha731/
Eisenwa731/
Jinwadh731/
Hinnway730/
Einwadt730/
Gainway730/
Jimwa672,235/
Inweh67378/
Jinba67248/
Yinwe67237/
Ginua67102/
Imwai6780/
Henwa6779/
Inbai6752/
Unwah6740/
Innua6733/
Eanwa6730/
Inbau6729/
Yinua6727/
Hinua6726/
Enway6723/
Eenwa6723/
Himwa6722/
Inuaa6715/
Inuat6713/
Hunwa6712/
Enwha6711/
Invay679/
Isnua679/
Unway677/
Hinba675/
Imwau675/
Ainua675/
Yinba675/
Enwad674/
Ichinwua674/
Jinwi674/
Jinva673/
Invas673/
Ienwi673/
Enwaa673/
Jinwe673/
Jinwo673/
Inhua672/
Hinwe672/
Ennwa672/
Ainba672/
Inuea672/
Inwei672/
Inmba672/
Invat672/
Inuas672/
Inwod671/
Inbha671/
Invaz671/
Imwas671/
Unwua671/
Unhwa671/
Inwoy671/
Inwos671/
Inbay671/
Invah671/
Oinwe671/
Haisinwa671/
Enwga671/
Inwet671/
Inwhe671/
Enwoa671/
Eunwa671/
Ujnwa671/
Einba671/
Enwaz671/
Jinwy671/
Inhwo671/
Imwaz671/
Imhwa671/
Inwie670/
Heinwath670/

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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 Inwa
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