Iwei Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1221:66,8348,731
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Iwei (82) may also be a first name.

Iwei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwei is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,537,949th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Iwei reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Iwei is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 82 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 66,834. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 90 percent are found, Western, where 6 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Iwei is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiwei89172/
Jiwei8935/
Aiwei8915/
Iweji8912/
Iweie892/
Iowei892/
Eiwei891/
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Iwe861,991/
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Iwai7577,226/
Iweh751,678/
Awei75679/
Hiwi75426/
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Ibei75309/
Aiwe75237/
Jiwi75224/
Ihwe75188/
Uwei75176/
Ewei75153/
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Givei672/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iwei
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