Iwedi Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3531:501,82125,034
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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

Iwedi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Iwedi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwedi? popularity and diffusion

Iwedi is the 788,513th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Iwedi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iwedi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 501,821. In Nigeria Iwedi is most common in: Rivers, where 87 percent reside, Delta, where 6 percent reside and Edo, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Iwedi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwedei9139/
Iwuedi915/
Iweadi915/
Hiwedi914/
Iswedi911/
Ijwedi911/
Iweddi911/
Isweidi832/
Ivedi801,823/
Iwodi80330/
Iwadi8066/
Ewedi8043/
Ibedi8043/
Iweda8027/
Uwedi8014/
Iwidi809/
Iwede803/
Iwedioha773/
Issweidi772/
Hewedi73431/
Ihwadi7324/
Jivedi7320/
Eibedi7320/
Iwuede7320/
Hivedi7319/
Iwodii7312/
Givedi7310/
Ivedai739/
Iwaidi737/
Iveudi737/
Ivedit737/
Ibeadi736/
Ivedii736/
Hiwadi735/
Ivedis733/
Uweudi732/
Eiwede732/
Hibedi732/
Iveedi731/
Ievedi731/
Ehwedi731/
Eivedi731/
Ihwidi731/
Eiweda731/
Yivedi731/
Iwheda731/
Ewedei731/
Oibedi731/
Jweidi731/
Iwhadi731/
Iveidi731/
Ivedip731/
Ivedij731/
Iswede731/
Eiwadi731/
Aibedi731/
Iwwodi731/
Ibedhi731/
Eiweida67126/
Isweidy6722/
Aibeidi679/
Esweydi677/
Ivedaai673/
Huweidi673/
Heweidi673/
Heiwidi672/
Isweede671/
Aibeydi671/
Ehweidi671/
Heweydi671/
Iswaydi671/
Eiweada671/
Heivedi671/

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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
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