Iwayan Surname

281,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Iwayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3511:74,93612,940
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Iwayan (862) may also be a first name.

Iwayan Last Name Facts

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

Iwayan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Iwayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwayan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 281,430th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,315,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Iwayan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 277,316th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 862 people.

The last name Iwayan is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,351 people, or 1 in 74,936. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 40 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 39 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 5 percent are found. Not including The Philippines Iwayan occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwayan921/
Iwayn911/
Ewayan831,792/
Ibayan831,342/
Ywayan83493/
Ivayan8314/
Iweyan8313/
Uwayan831/
Iwayon831/
Hiwiyan7711/
Jivayan777/
Jiwyian774/
Aibayan774/
Hiwoyan773/
Hibayan772/
Iswayne771/
Iwuayam771/
Aivayan771/
Ihbayan771/
Ajwayan771/
Huwayan771/
Iwyen736/
Iwain733/
Hiwoyang716/
Iwayenne711/
Iboyan67580/
Ibuyan67364/
Ebayan67261/
Ibajan67165/
Juayan6777/
Ibayon6738/
Ivoyan6734/
Giwaen6723/
Ivajan6722/
Ibayin6719/
Eviyan677/
Ewayon676/
Ivayam676/
Jvayan674/
Iwayem674/
Ibiyan673/
Ibayun673/
Evayan672/
Uweyan672/
Jbayan672/
Giwain671/
Jivayn671/
Jwayne671/
Ebiyan671/
Uwayin671/
Uwayen671/
Iwaitn671/
Hiwain671/

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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 Iwayan
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