Iwak Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Iwak (42) may also be a first name.

Iwak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iwak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Iwak is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iwak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Iwak are found; 64 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 64 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 2,698,963. In Indonesia Iwak is most prevalent in: West Papua, where 55 percent live, Bali, where 22 percent live and West Kalimantan, where 12 percent live. Barring Indonesia Iwak occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aiwak8929/
Iwake899/
Yiwak892/
Iewak891/
Jiwak891/
Iwakz891/
Iwack891/
Oiwake80729/
Iswhak804/
Gaiwak803/
Iwaike803/
Iswake801/
Jiwack801/
Iwuake801/
Iwok754,737/
Uwak752,230/
Iwag75937/
Ivak75813/
Ewak75132/
Jwak752/
Ywak751/
Iwaakhe732/
Haiwake731/
Ivakh67594/
Ivask67420/
Hewak67212/
Ewake67174/
Uivak6798/
Oywak6767/
Aywak6734/
Uwaik6726/
Eibak6724/
Aiwok6724/
Jiwok6718/
Ivake6717/
Givak6710/
Ivack678/
Iwouk676/
Gewak675/
Ewack675/
Aivak675/
Iwaug674/
Iwuok674/
Iwoke674/
Eiwok674/
Uwuak672/
Ihbak672/
Hiwaq672/
Uwack671/
Eivak671/
Jwajk671/
Iwogk671/
Iwaig671/
Yiwax671/
Giwaq671/
Jwack671/
Ojwak671/
Yibak671/
Ivaik671/

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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
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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 Iwak
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