Iowa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Iowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Iowa (421) may also be a first name.
Iowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iowa (Arabic: أيوا) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Iowa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iowa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Iowa live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 418,786th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 421 people.
The surname Iowa is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 71 percent live, National Capital District, where 9 percent live and Bougainville, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihowa | 89 | 76 | / |
| Iowua | 89 | 6 | / |
| Iowas | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ijowa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ioawa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yiowa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jiowa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aiyowa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Eyiowa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ijowha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hioswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giowea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijoowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yowa | 75 | 12,465 | / |
| Iova | 75 | 3,111 | / |
| Jowa | 75 | 1,890 | / |
| Iawa | 75 | 29 | / |
| Iowo | 75 | 11 | / |
| Iowe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Eowa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ioba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Iowj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giova | 67 | 618 | / |
| Yowah | 67 | 348 | / |
| Johwa | 67 | 287 | / |
| Iosua | 67 | 230 | / |
| Jowah | 67 | 229 | / |
| Joway | 67 | 179 | / |
| Ihawa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Ijoba | 67 | 126 | / |
| Yowai | 67 | 102 | / |
| Hioba | 67 | 92 | / |
| Yoway | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ihowe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yowua | 67 | 34 | / |
| Iobaj | 67 | 33 | / |
| Jouwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Iovai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Iobai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yiawa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ihova | 67 | 16 | / |
| Iawat | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iovaa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hiova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ijawa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jowai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hiowe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iovah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jojwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ehowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jiawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iouaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hiowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ioyba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iouaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijowe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihowo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yowau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iawad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iowei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojiowoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iawai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoiioway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iouah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iowes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yowaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iowue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieowy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iawaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iawas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iobea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eowas | 67 | 0 | / |
Iowa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa in the Arabic language | ||
| أيوا | aywa | - |
| ايوا | aywa | - |
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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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- 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 Iowa
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