Iwal Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

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

Iwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Iwal (247) may also be a first name.

Iwal Last Name Facts

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

Iwal is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwal? popularity and diffusion

Iwal is the 2,168,711th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Iwal live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 567,531st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 247 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 2,354,377. In The Philippines it is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 93 percent reside and Davao Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiwal8984/
Iwale8960/
Aiwal8947/
Ihwal8941/
Jiwal8934/
Iwail899/
Yiwal896/
Iwual894/
Iowal891/
Eiwal891/
Iwall890/
Hiwale803,459/
Aiwale80964/
Jiswal8070/
Iswalt8040/
Gaiwal8034/
Eiwale8013/
Aiswal808/
Jiwaul805/
Hijwal805/
Jiwale803/
Ihwail802/
Yiwale802/
Iwuale802/
Haiwal802/
Iwalle801/
Iweale801/
Iswale801/
Ibal751,149/
Ewal75584/
Ival75185/
Uwal7548/
Jwal755/
Ywal753/
Eiswald7382/
Heiwald7332/
Heiwall7318/
Aaiwale7313/
Haiwale735/
Aiwaale732/
Aggiwal732/
Ishwale731/
Hiwaale731/
Hiwalle731/
Hiwwale731/
Eihwald730/
Ewale67381/
Jibal67329/
Iball67290/
Ivall67285/
Ivale67278/
Ibhal67261/
Yibal67242/
Aival67190/
Uival67184/
Ujwal67183/
Jival67160/
Aiwol67100/
Iwole6769/
Gival6753/
Ajwal6752/
Hival6745/
Ewall6745/
Iwoul6740/
Aibal6734/
Huwal6731/
Hibal6729/
Hewal6719/
Aywal6719/
Ibaul6718/
Ihbal6717/
Eiswaldt6711/
Ehwal6710/
Jswal675/
Eibal675/
Eival675/
Itval674/
Isval673/
Jwale673/
Heiswald673/
Ojwal673/
Jiwol673/
Ibaal673/
Ewail673/
Ejwal672/
Jwail671/
Jwall671/
Iveal671/
Ibail671/
Eawal671/
Jweal671/
Iwałd671/
Uibal671/
Êwald671/
Giwał671/
Giual671/
Ewual671/
Ewaal671/
Jwalt671/
Jwaal671/
Ywale671/
Oibal671/
Ywail671/
Iweul671/
Iowol671/
Ewalh670/
Jwald670/

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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
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  • 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 Iwal
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