Iwang Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

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

Iwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5101:347,33918,795
Indonesia3181:415,87835,049
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Îwang (1) are calculated separately.

Iwang (3,089) may also be a first name.

Iwang Last Name Facts

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

Iwang occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Îwang. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iwang.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 384,325th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,878,428 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Iwang reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 129,771st most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 3,089 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 347,339. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 83 percent reside, Cross River, where 12 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 34 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Îwang931/
Jiwang9191/
Yiwang9141/
Aiwang9120/
Iwaing9113/
Iwwang911/
Haiwang83314/
Iwahang8356/
Heiwang837/
Huiwang836/
Jiewang831/
Ewang803,744/
Ibang80880/
Ivang80390/
Iwong80310/
Uwang80166/
Jwang8025/
Ywang807/
Iwank801/
Iwanc801/
Éwang801/
Aiwangue7718/
Ischwang778/
Ahaiwang773/
Yiwheang771/
Ojwang7322,646/
Ajwang7316,770/
Hewang73263/
Huwang73226/
Uiwong73154/
Ivangh7395/
Aiwong7337/
Ibaing7323/
Yiwong7318/
Ejwang7312/
Jibang7310/
Hibang736/
Yibang735/
Øivang734/
Uwangk734/
Ibangh734/
Ehwang733/
Jiwong733/
Aywang732/
Ibaang732/
Giuang732/
Hywang732/
Eiwong732/
Ivangs732/
Ewangh731/
Euwang731/
Ihuang731/
Eawang731/
Hiwong731/
Ibanng731/
Eiwank731/
Ojwan'g67275/
Hoibang67226/
Heywang67194/
Haiwong6788/
Jihuang6788/
Høivang6752/
Ivahang6742/
Eisvang6722/
Heivang6716/
Yihuang6715/
Ajwan'g677/
Ibahang676/
Jitvang675/
Gaiwong675/
Jiewong674/
Jiwoong673/
Aihuang672/
Huiwong671/
Jiwheng671/
Oihuang671/
Huibang671/
Haywang671/
Ojwanng671/
Yibaing671/
Hajwang671/
Ajwaang671/
Ajwwang671/
Ojwa'ng671/
Ajwa'ng671/

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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 Iwang
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