Iwek Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Iwek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Iwek (18) may also be a first name.
Iwek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwek occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Iwek occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Iwek are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 18 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Iwek is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 88 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Iwek exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iweke | 89 | 95 | / |
| Eiwek | 89 | 11 | / |
| Aiwek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iwiek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iwuek | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iwueke | 80 | 1,319 | / |
| Eiweck | 80 | 82 | / |
| Iwesks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiswek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Isweke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwekk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Uwek | 75 | 225 | / |
| Ivek | 75 | 135 | / |
| Ewek | 75 | 42 | / |
| Iwik | 75 | 27 | / |
| Iweg | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jwek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ywek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwec | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiwecke | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aiwekhe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iswueke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eweke | 67 | 538 | / |
| Aywek | 67 | 402 | / |
| Oywek | 67 | 370 | / |
| Iveke | 67 | 52 | / |
| Eweck | 67 | 22 | / |
| Iwick | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hewek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aivek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iwegh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jivek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiwec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ibeek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eviek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uibek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwiec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iowjk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jweke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiuek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibeik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwehg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiwec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huwek | 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 Iwek
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