Iwabi Surname
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Iwabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 394 | 1:449,601 | 22,976 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Iwabi (185) may also be a first name.
Iwabi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwabi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iwabi is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwabi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iwabi is the 678,631st most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name Iwabi occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Iwabi live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwabi is also the 669,105th most numerous first name in the world, held by 185 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 449,601. In Nigeria Iwabi is most common in: Ondo, where 78 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Delta, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiwabi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Iswabi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yiwabai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iwabe | 80 | 1,980 | / |
| Iwobi | 80 | 569 | / |
| Iwaba | 80 | 74 | / |
| Iwebi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ibabi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Jwabi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Uwabi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ewabi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ivabi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jiwabhai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gaiwabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iwuaba | 73 | 80 | / |
| Iwuobi | 73 | 64 | / |
| Ivaibi | 73 | 61 | / |
| Uwaibi | 73 | 40 | / |
| Uwabei | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hewabi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Iwuabe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwabie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aibabi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iwebie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ivabie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiwebi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihwaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwuabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwebei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jivabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwuebi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jivabai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ivabhai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jiwuobi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ibabhai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ivabhis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ivabhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwouvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivabhit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jivaabi | 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 Iwabi
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