Ipwa Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ipwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ipwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ipwau896/
Ipwah891/
Jipwa891/
Ipwaya809/
Yipwai801/
Ipwaat801/
Ibwa75237/
Ipua7563/
Epwa7520/
Upwa7520/
Ipwo752/
Ipwi751/
Ipwe751/
Hibwa6791/
Jibwa6757/
Ibwah6741/
Ipuah6721/
Epwau677/
Ibwai676/
Epwat676/
Ipuat674/
Ipuha674/
Hepwa672/
Upwua671/
Aipua671/
Epwas671/
Epwaa671/
Impua671/

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis