Where Does The Last Name Iowa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Iowa (Arabic: أيوا) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iowa.

How Common Is The Last Name Iowa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,776,799^th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Iowa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Iowa are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Iowa is also the 418,786^th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 421 people.

The last name Iowa is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Iowa is most prevalent in: Western, where 71 percent live, National Capital District, where 9 percent live and Bougainville, where 3 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.