Iwete Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Iwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Iwete (11) may also be a first name.
Iwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwete occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwete? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iwete is the 1,765,740th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Iwete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iwete reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwete is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 83 percent are found and Cross River, where 16 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiwete | 91 | 5 | / |
| Aiwete | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwet | 89 | 2 | / |
| Iwoette | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hiwet | 80 | 9,989 | / |
| Iweta | 80 | 735 | / |
| Iwate | 80 | 299 | / |
| Ibete | 80 | 236 | / |
| Ewete | 80 | 120 | / |
| Uwete | 80 | 113 | / |
| Jwete | 80 | 110 | / |
| Ivete | 80 | 42 | / |
| Iwote | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iweth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iweti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwetz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hiwote | 73 | 2,738 | / |
| Ivette | 73 | 2,553 | / |
| Ibetei | 73 | 199 | / |
| Iwatei | 73 | 188 | / |
| Iwheta | 73 | 38 | / |
| Uwhete | 73 | 12 | / |
| Aibete | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ibeete | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hiwate | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iwaite | 73 | 5 | / |
| Huwete | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hiwett | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eweite | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ibette | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ievite | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iwoteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ivetie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iweyta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hewete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwotey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giweth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiowet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isuete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jwethe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwets | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiwest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwitea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ibet | 67 | 10,603 | / |
| Ivester | 67 | 2,401 | / |
| Ivet | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ewet | 67 | 71 | / |
| Hewette | 67 | 61 | / |
| Iwit | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ywet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Uwaette | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iwed | 67 | 13 | / |
| Huwette | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ibeeteh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiwites | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiwote | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwhethe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivestep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ievette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibeitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihouete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihueste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwjt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heweter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hiwaite | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Iwete
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