Iweru Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Iweru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
Iweru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iweru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iweru occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iweru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iweru is the 1,206,588th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Iweru is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iweru reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria Iweru is most common in: Delta, where 63 percent live, Edo, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwearu | 91 | 47 | / |
| Yiweru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ijweru | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eweru | 80 | 444 | / |
| Uweru | 80 | 263 | / |
| Iberu | 80 | 247 | / |
| Iwaru | 80 | 48 | / |
| Iwiru | 80 | 25 | / |
| Iworu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Iveru | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uwheru | 73 | 52 | / |
| Iverus | 73 | 18 | / |
| Jiberu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Jiwaru | 73 | 10 | / |
| Iworou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Uwaeru | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iverup | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eiwaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiberu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iberou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uvieru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiwaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiverud | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yiberhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Echweru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiverup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiwarou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iweru
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