Inwe Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Inwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Inwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Inwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Inwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Inwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Inwe are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Inwe is most common in: Delta, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 32 percent live and Ebonyi, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inweh89378/
Yinwe89237/
Jinwe893/
Inwei892/
Hinwe892/
Inwhe891/
Inwet891/
Oinwe891/
Inwie890/
Inw863/
Jinwei8042/
Isenwe8025/
Ionwei8014/
Yinwei805/
Ginwey801/
Ienwei801/
Hinwei801/
Jinweh801/
Ginweh801/
Isinwe801/
Etinwe801/
Inwa751,475/
Enwe75975/
Unwe75273/
Inbe75228/
Inue7552/
Inwi759/
Inve759/
Imwe756/
Uinw755/
Hinw754/
Inwy751/
Ainw751/
Jnwe751/
Inhw751/
Ichenwe731/
Ahainwe731/
Inoue67658,633/
Inway67525/
Hinwa67176/
Enweh6787/
Unweh6774/
Inwai6768/
Invie6761/
Heinw6735/
Inver6726/
Henwe6725/
Unwhe6718/
Enwei6718/
Ainue6714/
Yinwa6712/
Hunwe6712/
Inves6712/
Einwa6711/
Innue6711/
Inwaa6710/
Hinbe6710/
Inved678/
Jinwa676/
Eanwe676/
Inuie676/
Hinue675/
Oinbe675/
Enwhe675/
Jinwi674/
Inwha674/
Unwue674/
Enwey674/
Jinue673/
Einbe673/
Ienwi673/
Enweu672/
Ainbe672/
Inuea672/
Oinwa672/
Yinbe672/
Inwoa671/
Hinve671/
Uinwa671/
Enwez671/
Jinbe671/
Jinve671/
Inbeh671/
Inbej671/
Ijnbe671/
Enwee671/
Ginue671/
Uenwe671/
Ynewe671/
Aimwe671/
Jinwy671/
Ojnwe671/
Yinve671/
Innbe671/
Inwoy671/
Innwa671/
Inbee670/

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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 Inwe
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