Iwanja Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Niger

Iwanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Iwanja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwanja is most common in Indonesia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwanja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Iwanja is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Iwanja reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia Iwanja is most frequent in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwandja9222/
Jiwanja921/
Ibanja8399/
Iwanza8321/
Iwanca839/
Iwania838/
Ivanja838/
Iwanya838/
Iwansa838/
Iwanji836/
Uwanja834/
Iwagna831/
Iwanjo831/
Jiwanji7736/
Iwansah7711/
Uwanjai775/
Iwaunsa772/
Jivanja772/
Ibanjau771/
Aiwanca771/
Ewandja771/
Ivanjay771/
Ivanija771/
Ibanjay771/
Iswansah7113/
Jiwanjee717/
Iweanyah712/
Ibanza67336/
Ewanza67171/
Ewanya6778/
Ewanje6775/
Ivanji6772/
Ewania6766/
Ivanha6759/
Ivania6751/
Ewanjo6748/
Ibanje6747/
Ebanja6744/
Ibanya6744/
Ivanca6729/
Iwańca6723/
Ibonja6722/
Jwanya6721/
Iwanio6718/
Ibania6712/
Ivanya679/
Ewonja679/
Uwenja678/
Ibansa673/
Iwanie673/
Ewanea672/
Ewansa672/
Iweanyaah672/
Ibanji672/
Iwagne671/
Ivanza671/
Ibanjo671/
Ewanjé671/
Iwanzo671/
Ivanea671/

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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 Iwanja
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