Iwhewhe Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwhewhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iwhewhe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Iwhewhe Last Name Facts

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

Iwhewhe is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Iwhewhe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwhewhe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwhewhe is the 2,394,033rd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Iwhewhe live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 70 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

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Iwhehwe861/
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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 Iwhewhe
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