Iwenge Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Iwenge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Iwenge (31) may also be a first name.

Iwenge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwenge is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Iwenge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwenge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iwenge is the 1,194,481st most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Iwenge is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iwenge live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

Iwenge is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Iwenge is most frequent in: Benue, where 98 percent live, Cross River, where 1 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Iwenge occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iswenge921/
Iwnge911/
Ibenge83800/
Iwenga83735/
Jwenge83134/
Iwengi833/
Iwenje833/
Iwenze833/
Ywenge832/
Uwenge831/
Ewengue7719/
Ajwenge773/
Uwenghe771/
Ojwenge771/
Eiwnger771/
Yibenge771/
Iswengi771/
Huwenge771/
Ibengeyi711/
Ebenge67301/
Ibengi67261/
Iwenji67112/
Ewence67101/
Ewenje6759/
Ewenga6748/
Juenge6728/
Iwinga675/
Ibenze674/
Ewenze672/
Uwengi671/
Iwngha671/
Ebinge671/
Jivnge671/
Ewinge670/

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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
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  • 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 Iwenge
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