Iweni Surname
Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname
Iweni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 521 | 1:101,615 | 9,954 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Iweni (360) may also be a first name.
Iweni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iweni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iweni is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iweni.
How Common Is The Last Name Iweni? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iweni is the 350,215th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,993,806 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iweni reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Iweni is also the 458,892nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 360 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 521 people, or 1 in 101,615. In Tanzania Iweni is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 40 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 29 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 28 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Iweni is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 43 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiweni | 91 | 239 | / |
| Iweani | 91 | 20 | / |
| Jiweni | 91 | 11 | / |
| Iwengi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Giweni | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hiweni | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aiweni | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwenyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iweanyi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Iweneit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Isweyni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iwene | 80 | 142 | / |
| Eweni | 80 | 130 | / |
| Iwena | 80 | 71 | / |
| Iveni | 80 | 16 | / |
| Iwini | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iwenj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jweni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ewenyi | 73 | 324 | / |
| Jibeni | 73 | 25 | / |
| Iweinh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Giueni | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jwenyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ioveni | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iwenje | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eweniy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aiveni | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eweani | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ivenie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiwini | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iweana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwenay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eiwene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewenie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ewegni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwene | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geweni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwenha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ivengi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwinui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iweena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jwenit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiveni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ivenis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Giweny | 73 | 0 | / |
| Aisueni | 67 | 84 | / |
| Yoyweni | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ihuenyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aitveni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Givenai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeeweni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iovenio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Givenni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yowenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iweń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewuenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eweanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haibeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giveeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijwaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivenich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiwenez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojweni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giveniy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Iweni
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