Iwer Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Germany

Iwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Iwer (146) may also be a first name.

Iwer Last Name Facts

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

Iwer is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iwer is the 1,121,821st most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Iwer are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 763,528th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 146 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Nasarawa, where 11 percent live and Enugu, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Iwer occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Iwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Iwer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Iwer last name rose 330 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iwer last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Iwer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwere89733/
Giwer89183/
Iwuer8911/
Hiwer893/
Eiwer893/
Iweir891/
Aiwer891/
Iwhere80119/
Aiwere8032/
Iwerhe804/
Jiwere803/
Iweisr802/
Jiewer801/
Heiwer801/
Iweher801/
Iwerre801/
Iwuere801/
Iswere800/
Ewer752,432/
Iber751,780/
Iver75435/
Uwer75155/
Iwir7523/
Ywer752/
Iwre751/
Eiswert73395/
Aiswert735/
Eihwere732/
Ewere673,577/
Hewer673,151/
Huwer671,639/
Hiver67875/
Eiber67846/
Hiber67754/
Jiber67636/
Oywer67612/
Ivere67418/
Eiswerth67361/
Giver67281/
Yiber67252/
Euwer67175/
Ivert67154/
Ewerz67136/
Uvier6787/
Aywer6774/
Hiwre6760/
Jwere6747/
Iever6741/
Işver6740/
Yiwir6734/
Oiver6730/
Điver6730/
Iwire6729/
Iwhre6728/
Ðiver6724/
Uiver6721/
Ojwer6721/
Ajwer6720/
Iover6715/
Ivier6713/
Aiber679/
Iberh678/
Iwair678/
Jweer677/
Ibeer677/
Yiver676/
Uiber675/
Evier674/
Jweir673/
Jiver673/
Ewear672/
Isver672/
Jvier672/
Ibeir672/
Eiver672/
Ibear672/
Iberr672/
Iveer671/
Jiwir671/
Ewger671/
Iverd671/
Ehwer671/
Iouer671/
Iverz671/
Hywer671/
Eweir670/
Aiver670/
Iwirt670/
Uewer670/

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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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  • 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 Iwer
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