Iwedi Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Iwedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 353 | 1:501,821 | 25,034 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Iwedi (19) may also be a first name.
Iwedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwedi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwedi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 788,513th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. Iwedi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iwedi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwedi is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 501,821. In Nigeria Iwedi is primarily found in: Rivers, where 87 percent live, Delta, where 6 percent live and Edo, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwedei | 91 | 39 | / |
| Iwuedi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Iweadi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Hiwedi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Iswedi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ijwedi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iweddi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isweidi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ivedi | 80 | 1,823 | / |
| Iwodi | 80 | 330 | / |
| Iwadi | 80 | 66 | / |
| Ewedi | 80 | 43 | / |
| Ibedi | 80 | 43 | / |
| Iweda | 80 | 27 | / |
| Uwedi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Iwidi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Iwede | 80 | 3 | / |
| Iwedioha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Issweidi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hewedi | 73 | 431 | / |
| Ihwadi | 73 | 24 | / |
| Jivedi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Eibedi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Iwuede | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hivedi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Iwodii | 73 | 12 | / |
| Givedi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ivedai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Iwaidi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Iveudi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ivedit | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ibeadi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ivedii | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hiwadi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ivedis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uweudi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eiwede | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hibedi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iveedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ievedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehwedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eivedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihwidi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiweda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yivedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwheda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewedei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oibedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jweidi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwhadi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iveidi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ivedip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ivedij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iswede | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiwadi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aibedi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwwodi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ibedhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiweida | 67 | 126 | / |
| Isweidy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aibeidi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Esweydi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ivedaai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huweidi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heweidi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heiwidi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Isweede | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aibeydi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehweidi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heweydi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iswaydi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiweada | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heivedi | 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 Iwedi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis