Iwawe Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Iwawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Iwawe (13) may also be a first name.
Iwawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iwawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻭ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Iwawe.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwawe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iwawe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria Iwawe is most prevalent in: Delta, where 92 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Kogi, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiwawe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwaiwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iwawa | 80 | 786 | / |
| Iwaye | 80 | 395 | / |
| Iwewe | 80 | 206 | / |
| Ewawe | 80 | 68 | / |
| Iwowe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Uwawe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jiwae | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iwawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwave | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiwawa | 73 | 115 | / |
| Uwawhe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Iwowei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aiwewe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hiwawi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iwayae | 73 | 4 | / |
| Iwuabe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jiwaje | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yibawe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ewawer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwahea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwuawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwaewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwayes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwahwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwuave | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iweiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwaehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwai | 67 | 77,226 | / |
| Iway | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Iwow | 67 | 813 | / |
| Iwei | 67 | 135 | / |
| Iwhewhe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Iwayeye | 67 | 59 | / |
| Iwau | 67 | 43 | / |
| Iwejiwe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ewaw | 67 | 18 | / |
| Iwajowa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jiwajee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iwaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Iweu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ivae | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jwaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ivaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ywae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiwahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaawhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwaiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwasway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiwawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwhehwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwhiwhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ywaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwayawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jwae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoiwaue | 67 | 1 | / |
Iwawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iwawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | - |
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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 Iwawe
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