Iwetan Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwetan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwetan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5351:331,10818,084
Niger111:1,744,72934,351

Iwetan (16) may also be a first name.

Iwetan Last Name Facts

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

Iwetan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Iwetan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwetan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 576,198th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iwetan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

Iwetan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 535 people, or 1 in 331,108. In Nigeria Iwetan is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 72 percent live, Edo, where 12 percent live and Bayelsa, where 4 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwaetan9226/
Iweitan922/
Yiwetan921/
Iwettan921/
Ewetan83454/
Iwatan83429/
Iwitan8322/
Ibetan835/
Iwotan831/
Eweitan7718/
Iwaitan7716/
Iwathan779/
Ewettan775/
Jiwitan774/
Eweytan772/
Ewetane772/
Ibeitan772/
Aiwatan771/
Ewetean771/
Ivestan770/
Jibetean71123/
Jiwestam718/
Iwaitane717/
Eweitane712/
Eiveitan711/
Iwaytane711/
Eweytane711/
Ibeton671,495/
Evitan6777/
Ewitan6762/
Ebitan6738/
Ewatan6717/
Ibitan6715/
Eweton6713/
Evatan678/
Iveton676/
Ivatan676/
Juitan676/
Ebetan674/
Ewotan671/
Juetan671/
Iwoton671/
Ayweytane671/

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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 Iwetan
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