Iwaloye Surname
Approximately 1,821 people bear this surname
Iwaloye Surname User-submission:
The surname Iwaloye means 'proven character is royal'.
Iwaloye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,803 | 1:98,249 | 6,708 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iwaloye (167) may also be a first name.
Iwaloye Surname Meaning
Iwaloye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwaloye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iwaloye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Iwaloye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwaloye? popularity and diffusion
Iwaloye is the 223,609th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,001,947 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iwaloye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 708,111th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 167 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,803 people, or 1 in 98,249. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 30 percent are found, Ondo, where 27 percent are found and Ekiti, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwaloy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iwalaye | 86 | 129 | / |
| Iwaleye | 86 | 24 | / |
| Iwoloye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ewaloye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Iwaloyi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ibaloye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Iwaloya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwalowe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwalaiye | 80 | 148 | / |
| Iwaloyho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiwaley | 71 | 4 | / |
| Iwaleya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Iwalayu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Iwaleyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Iboloye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iwalaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iwaluyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewaloue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewoloye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aiwaley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hiwalay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iboiloye | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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