Iwatan Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Iwatan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 417 | 1:424,803 | 21,997 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Iwatan (10) may also be a first name.
Iwatan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwatan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwatan is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwatan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iwatan is the 689,921st most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Iwatan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwatan is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
Iwatan is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 424,803. In Nigeria Iwatan is primarily found in: Ondo, where 72 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Iwatan exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwaetan | 92 | 26 | / |
| Iwaitan | 92 | 16 | / |
| Iwathan | 92 | 9 | / |
| Aiwatan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iwatane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iwaitane | 86 | 7 | / |
| Iwaytane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwetan | 83 | 546 | / |
| Ibatan | 83 | 479 | / |
| Ewatan | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ivatan | 83 | 6 | / |
| Iwotan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yiwattane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hibatan | 77 | 268 | / |
| Ewaitan | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ewatane | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ewaytan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ewattan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ibaitan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Iweitan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ivattan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ibattan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ijbatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iwettan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yiwetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isuatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ivastan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haibatan | 71 | 33 | / |
| Gaivatan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ewattane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ivathane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ewaitane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hiwatoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jivatane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ewetan | 67 | 454 | / |
| Juatan | 67 | 199 | / |
| Ebatan | 67 | 133 | / |
| Ewaton | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ibotan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Evatan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ivatanova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gaivataan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ewotan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwoton | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iwatan
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