Iwia Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Iwia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iwia (19) may also be a first name.
Iwia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iwia is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Iwia is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Iwia occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Iwia live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Iwia is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 100 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwhia | 89 | 39 | / |
| Ihwia | 89 | 16 | / |
| Iwija | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hiwia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iswia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iwias | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iwugia | 80 | 16 | / |
| Hiwiha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iwhioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwuhia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwioha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ibia | 75 | 2,347 | / |
| Ivia | 75 | 544 | / |
| Ewia | 75 | 82 | / |
| Uwia | 75 | 23 | / |
| Iwio | 75 | 13 | / |
| Iwya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Iwja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiwaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iweha | 67 | 1,005 | / |
| Aivia | 67 | 98 | / |
| Uwiah | 67 | 60 | / |
| Jibia | 67 | 60 | / |
| Givia | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ivias | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ehwia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ewiah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ojwia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aibia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ewias | 67 | 6 | / |
| Isvia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iweah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ijuia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jwiad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ibiaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jivia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hibia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hivia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iovia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eivia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ibiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iviha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwioo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewiap | 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 Iwia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis