Iwela Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2251:787,30135,295
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Iwela (63) may also be a first name.

Iwela Last Name Facts

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

Iwela occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iwela is the 904,049th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname Iwela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Iwela reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 63 people.

The surname Iwela is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria Iwela is mostly found in: Abia, where 56 percent reside, Rivers, where 19 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Iwela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iwela last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Iwela earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iweala91213/
Iwelia9122/
Iwella918/
Iweila913/
Iwuela911/
Ijwela911/
Hiwela911/
Giwela911/
Iwellah833/
Hiwelau831/
Iwala80862/
Ewela80540/
Ibela80216/
Iwele80137/
Iwola8085/
Iweli8051/
Iwila8036/
Iwelo8020/
Uwela8010/
Ivela804/
Jwela803/
Iwely801/
Isuela73446/
Ivelia73127/
Yiwala7349/
Yiwila7341/
Aiwala7335/
Iwaala7328/
Ewella7326/
Hiwala7325/
Huwela7321/
Jiwala7315/
Uweela7311/
Hibela7311/
Yiweli7310/
Hiwele7310/
Jibela7310/
Iwelou7310/
Ivella739/
Iwalla738/
Givela737/
Eweila737/
Isweli736/
Ievola735/
Yiwola735/
Oiwelo735/
Ibelia735/
Eweala734/
Ijuela733/
Yibela733/
Giwele732/
Aiwele732/
Iwilla732/
Ibelai732/
Jiwele732/
Jiwola732/
Jweila731/
Iewelo731/
Hiwola731/
Eweula731/
Ewelia731/
Iweale731/
Iwalai731/
Iwolea731/
Iwwele731/
Jiweli731/
Yiwelo731/
Eswela731/
Aivela731/
Ijwala731/
Ijwele731/
Ihwala731/
Iswele731/
Ivelya731/
Iwuele731/
Hijuela67338/
Haivela6765/
Ejweila6717/
Jiwalai6717/
Iweleit6717/
Hiwilya6712/
Haibela6712/
Heibela678/
Ichwele674/
Gajwela673/
Iveglia673/
Iwoueli673/
Iwuhala672/
Hewella672/
Ivellaj671/
Ievella671/
Heviela671/
Hivaela671/
Hiwalay671/
Goivela671/
Isvelia671/
Aiwalla671/
Iveliah671/
Iwesley671/
Givelia671/
Hiweley670/
Givella670/
Hivelay670/

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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 Iwela
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