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 surname Iwia is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Iwia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Iwia occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Iwia are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Iwia is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Iwia is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 15 percent live.
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
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