Iwede Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Iwede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Iwede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwede is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwede? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Iwede live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwedei9139/
Iwuede9120/
Eiwede912/
Iswede911/
Isweede831/
Iwade802,748/
Iwedi80358/
Ibede80231/
Ewede8069/
Uwede8065/
Iweda8027/
Jwede806/
Iwode801/
Eichwede7742/
Ewedje73242/
Eweade7341/
Ibeade7334/
Uwaede7331/
Jiwade7330/
Hiwade7327/
Uwedeh7312/
Jweide738/
Hewede735/
Iwuedi735/
Iweadi735/
Eibede734/
Ujwede734/
Hiwedi734/
Ewhede733/
Ivedes733/
Jivede732/
Ejwede731/
Iweddi731/
Eiweda731/
Aiwade731/
Jiwode731/
Ibedeh731/
Ibedde731/
Iwheda731/
Ewedde731/
Iswedi731/
Ijwedi731/
Ihuede731/
Ibeide731/
Uweade731/
Iwaide731/
Ewedei731/
Eiweida67126/
Isweidy6722/
Uwehdeh6715/
Ywehdeh674/
Isweidi672/
Esweide672/
Ywuedeh671/
Ibeideh671/
Ejweide671/
J'Weide671/
Eiweada671/
Eweadje671/
Aiwidde671/

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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 Iwede
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis