Iweni Surname

350,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Iweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5211:101,6159,954
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiweni91239/
Iweani9120/
Jiweni9111/
Iwengi913/
Giweni912/
Hiweni911/
Aiweni911/
Iwenyi911/
Iweanyi8326/
Iweneit831/
Isweyni831/
Iwene80142/
Eweni80130/
Iwena8071/
Iveni8016/
Iwini804/
Iwenj801/
Jweni801/
Ewenyi73324/
Jibeni7325/
Iweinh7313/
Giueni7313/
Jwenyi734/
Ioveni733/
Iwenje733/
Eweniy733/
Aiveni732/
Eweani732/
Ivenie732/
Jiwini732/
Iweana731/
Iwenay731/
Eiwene731/
Ewenie731/
Ewegni731/
Jiwene731/
Geweni731/
Iwenha731/
Ivengi731/
Iwinui731/
Iweena731/
Jwenit731/
Hiveni731/
Ivenis730/
Giweny730/
Aisueni6784/
Yoyweni6715/
Ihuenyi675/
Aitveni674/
Givenai673/
Jeeweni673/
Iovenio673/
Givenni673/
Yowenyi671/
Iweń671/
Ewuenyi671/
Eweanyi671/
Haibeni671/
Giveeni671/
Ijwaini671/
Ivenich671/
Jiwenez671/
Yojweni671/
Giveniy670/

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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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