Iwambe Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Iwambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 748 | 1:236,822 | 13,781 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Iwambe (49) may also be a first name.
Iwambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwambe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwambe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iwambe is the 452,985th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. Iwambe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iwambe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwambe is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 49 people.
Iwambe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 748 people, or 1 in 236,822. In Nigeria Iwambe is most frequent in: Benue, where 84 percent reside, Taraba, where 10 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwamber | 92 | 24 | / |
| Iwambeh | 92 | 17 | / |
| Iwuambe | 92 | 5 | / |
| Iwambet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iwambee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Giwambe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iwanmbe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iwuambeh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ibambe | 83 | 714 | / |
| Ewambe | 83 | 91 | / |
| Ivambe | 83 | 86 | / |
| Iwamba | 83 | 68 | / |
| Uwambe | 83 | 40 | / |
| Iwanbe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Iwambi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Jwambe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ywambe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iwembe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iwombe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yiwombe | 77 | 928 | / |
| Yiwamba | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ivamber | 77 | 9 | / |
| Iwanbee | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ivaimbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aiwambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iwanber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewgambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ithuambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ebambe | 67 | 886 | / |
| Jwambi | 67 | 785 | / |
| Ewombe | 67 | 617 | / |
| Uvambe | 67 | 397 | / |
| Ibambi | 67 | 244 | / |
| Uwembe | 67 | 176 | / |
| Ewambi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ewembe | 67 | 107 | / |
| Evambe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ivambi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jwamba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ibombe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iwanve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ewamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ivamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ywembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwambi | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Iwambe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis