Iwem Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Iwem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Iwem (11) may also be a first name.
Iwem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iwem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Iwem reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwem is also the 3,487,849th most common first name worldwide, held by 11 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Ekiti, where 33 percent are found and Benue, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiwem | 89 | 23 | / |
| Iweam | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yiwem | 89 | 2 | / |
| Uwem | 75 | 5,964 | / |
| Ibem | 75 | 1,954 | / |
| Iwen | 75 | 1,398 | / |
| Ivem | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ewem | 75 | 18 | / |
| Iwim | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jwem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iweń | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oisweme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yibem | 67 | 784 | / |
| Eiwen | 67 | 159 | / |
| Yiwen | 67 | 123 | / |
| Eweme | 67 | 119 | / |
| Jibem | 67 | 81 | / |
| Jiwen | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ihwen | 67 | 52 | / |
| Aiwen | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jiwne | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ibeim | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ibeam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iwien | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iwaen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiwen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iveme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jweme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eviem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibeem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hivem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jwuem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Givem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwuem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewehm | 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 Iwem
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