Iwers Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Iwers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3291:244,69726,709
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Iwers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwers is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iwers.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 704,927th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Iwers live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 244,697. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 50 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Iwers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Iwers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Iwers last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iwers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iwers surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Iwers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oiwers910/
Ewers8010,167/
Ivers805,613/
Ibers80134/
Iwars8010/
Uwers801/
Jwers800/
Eivers73693/
Givers73244/
Ievers73185/
Ewerse7367/
Jivers7351/
Hivers7348/
Iberss7322/
Euwers7312/
Hibers733/
Eibers733/
Iverse733/
Iverås732/
Hewers732/
Ewears731/
Oivers731/
Iviers730/
Aivers730/
Eviers730/
Huibers671,952/
Heivers6795/
Eijbers6749/
Heuwers6720/
Haibers671/
Geywers671/
Aiverst671/
Aiveirs671/

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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 Iwers
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