Iwia Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Iwia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Iwia is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Iwia reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 19 people.

Iwia is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Iwia is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwhia8939/
Ihwia8916/
Iwija891/
Hiwia891/
Iswia891/
Iwias891/
Iwugia8016/
Hiwiha802/
Iwhioa801/
Iwuhia801/
Iwioha801/
Ibia752,347/
Ivia75544/
Ewia7582/
Uwia7523/
Iwio7513/
Iwya758/
Iwja751/
Jiwaiya731/
Iweha671,005/
Aivia6798/
Uwiah6760/
Jibia6760/
Givia6738/
Ivias6735/
Ehwia6716/
Ewiah6714/
Ojwia6712/
Aibia679/
Ewias676/
Isvia675/
Iweah675/
Ijuia673/
Jwiad673/
Ibiaa672/
Uwiha672/
Jivia672/
Hibia671/
Hivia671/
Iovia671/
Ibija671/
Ivija671/
Eivia671/
Aiuia671/
Uiwea671/
Ibiha671/
Ewija671/
Iviha671/
Ihuia671/
Iwioo671/
Iwyaa671/
Ewiap671/

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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
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