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

Inwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Inwe? popularity and diffusion

Inwe is the 2,506,728th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Inwe reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 32 percent live and Ebonyi, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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