Iwetan Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Iwetan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 535 | 1:331,108 | 18,084 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwaetan | 92 | 26 | / |
| Iweitan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yiwetan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iwettan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ewetan | 83 | 454 | / |
| Iwatan | 83 | 429 | / |
| Iwitan | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ibetan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Iwotan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eweitan | 77 | 18 | / |
| Iwaitan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Iwathan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ewettan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jiwitan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eweytan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ewetane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ibeitan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aiwatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ewetean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ivestan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jibetean | 71 | 123 | / |
| Jiwestam | 71 | 8 | / |
| Iwaitane | 71 | 7 | / |
| Eweitane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eiveitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iwaytane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eweytane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ibeton | 67 | 1,495 | / |
| Evitan | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ewitan | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ebitan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ewatan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ibitan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eweton | 67 | 13 | / |
| Evatan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iveton | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ivatan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Juitan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ebetan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ewotan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwoton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayweytane | 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 Iwetan
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