Iwaga Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Iwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Iwaga (12) may also be a first name.
Iwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwaga is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Iwaga live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 85 percent are found, Lagos, where 9 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Iwaga is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiwaga | 91 | 14 | / |
| Iswaga | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ihwaga | 91 | 2 | / |
| Iwagea | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hiwaga | 91 | 2 | / |
| Iwagai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yiwaga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwaaga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwagat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yiwanga | 83 | 22 | / |
| Iweagha | 83 | 6 | / |
| Iwagaya | 83 | 3 | / |
| Iwangha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uwaga | 80 | 701 | / |
| Ibaga | 80 | 273 | / |
| Jwaga | 80 | 108 | / |
| Iwagi | 80 | 103 | / |
| Iwago | 80 | 75 | / |
| Ivaga | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ewaga | 80 | 10 | / |
| Iwage | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ywaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwoga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiwangga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ivanga | 73 | 547 | / |
| Eswaga | 73 | 163 | / |
| Ivagai | 73 | 141 | / |
| Iewago | 73 | 104 | / |
| Hibaga | 73 | 95 | / |
| Ibagay | 73 | 62 | / |
| Ibagha | 73 | 41 | / |
| Uwagha | 73 | 36 | / |
| Iwagoh | 73 | 31 | / |
| Hiwago | 73 | 28 | / |
| Oywaga | 73 | 20 | / |
| Iwagho | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ihwagi | 73 | 14 | / |
| Iwangi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Uwagah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ibeaga | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ibahga | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ibaaga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iwagit | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jwakga | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ibagah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jivaga | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uwuaga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iewage | 73 | 2 | / |
| Givaga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiwage | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiwago | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jibaga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiwago | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euwaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hewaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajwaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiwago | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibauga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibeagha | 67 | 257 | / |
| Yiwango | 67 | 171 | / |
| Ajwanga | 67 | 43 | / |
| Uweagha | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ivangai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ewangga | 67 | 21 | / |
| Haibaga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iwanggi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hewagea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yiwangi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uwaugha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewangha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hibagah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewangah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hivanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibeagah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Givanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Givhaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jivanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivaghat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwahagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwangho | 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 Iwaga
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