Iwi Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Iwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 132 | 1:1,001,888 | 73,451 |
| Papua New Guinea | 111 | 1:73,457 | 9,617 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Iwi (2,892) may also be a first name.
Iwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iwi occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 928,396th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Iwi live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Iwi is also the 135,123rd most numerous first name globally It is held by 2,892 people.
Iwi is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 1,001,888. In Indonesia Iwi is most prevalent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 39 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 24 percent are found and West Java, where 20 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwai | 86 | 77,226 | / |
| Hiwi | 86 | 426 | / |
| Jiwi | 86 | 224 | / |
| Iwei | 86 | 135 | / |
| Aiwi | 86 | 111 | / |
| Iwhi | 86 | 97 | / |
| Iwih | 86 | 30 | / |
| Iwoi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Eiwi | 86 | 12 | / |
| Yiwi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Iwui | 86 | 8 | / |
| Iwie | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ihwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Iwwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Iewi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oiwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiwei | 75 | 172 | / |
| Aiwoi | 75 | 135 | / |
| Jiwai | 75 | 83 | / |
| Iwais | 75 | 71 | / |
| Iwaid | 75 | 66 | / |
| Hiwoi | 75 | 56 | / |
| Hiwai | 75 | 42 | / |
| Aiwui | 75 | 40 | / |
| Jiwei | 75 | 35 | / |
| Aiwai | 75 | 26 | / |
| Iwich | 75 | 16 | / |
| Aiwei | 75 | 15 | / |
| Jiwiy | 75 | 10 | / |
| Iwaia | 75 | 8 | / |
| Haiwi | 75 | 8 | / |
| Giwoi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Uiwai | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ihwai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hiwii | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aiwit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jiwih | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yiwis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jiwyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iwoit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jiwie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iowei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiwit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iswip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijwui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiwiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiwie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwuit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwhit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iswis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijwii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwuij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwist | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ibi | 67 | 9,968 | / |
| Iwa | 67 | 7,431 | / |
| Ewi | 67 | 3,198 | / |
| Iwe | 67 | 1,991 | / |
| Ivi | 67 | 1,047 | / |
| Jwi | 67 | 515 | / |
| Uwi | 67 | 248 | / |
| Haiwei | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jiewei | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ywi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iwy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haiwoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iwehie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haiwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huiwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihweij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iwj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiwaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwhioa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aishwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihweih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aisswi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwioha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwuuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwaia | 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
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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 Iwi
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