Iwem Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwem8923/
Iweam893/
Yiwem892/
Uwem755,964/
Ibem751,954/
Iwen751,398/
Ivem7520/
Ewem7518/
Iwim755/
Jwem751/
Iweń751/
Oisweme731/
Yibem67784/
Eiwen67159/
Yiwen67123/
Eweme67119/
Jibem6781/
Jiwen6752/
Ihwen6752/
Aiwen6740/
Jiwne6735/
Ibeim6729/
Ibeam6710/
Iwien679/
Iwaen676/
Hiwen675/
Iveme673/
Jweme672/
Iwoen671/
Eviem671/
Ibeem671/
Hivem671/
Jwuem671/
Aiwne671/
Givem671/
Iwaim671/
Uwuem671/
Ewehm671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis