Ipwa Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Ipwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Ipwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ipwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ipwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ipwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ipwa reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 97 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipwau | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ipwah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jipwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ipwaya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yipwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ipwaat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ibwa | 75 | 237 | / |
| Ipua | 75 | 63 | / |
| Epwa | 75 | 20 | / |
| Upwa | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ipwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ipwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ipwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hibwa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Jibwa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ibwah | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ipuah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Epwau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ibwai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Epwat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ipuat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ipuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hepwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Upwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aipua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Impua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ipwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis