Iwiya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Iwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Iwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iwiya is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Iwiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iwiya are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Iwiya is primarily found in: Kaberamaido District, where 100 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowiya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Haiwiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iwaya | 80 | 3,108 | / |
| Uwiya | 80 | 230 | / |
| Ibiya | 80 | 154 | / |
| Ewiya | 80 | 59 | / |
| Iwuya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Iviya | 80 | 12 | / |
| Iwoya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Iwaia | 80 | 8 | / |
| Iwiye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Iweya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Iwoia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iwiyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jwiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ichwiyah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hibiya | 73 | 1,197 | / |
| Jiwaya | 73 | 789 | / |
| Oiwaya | 73 | 250 | / |
| Isweya | 73 | 103 | / |
| Jibiya | 73 | 83 | / |
| Ibiyah | 73 | 54 | / |
| Giwaya | 73 | 33 | / |
| Yiwaya | 73 | 21 | / |
| Iwooya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Eswiya | 73 | 15 | / |
| Iwaaya | 73 | 11 | / |
| Iweyah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hewiya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iwuyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ajwiya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iwujiy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uewiya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jiviya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iwehya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ibihya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiwaia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giwaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yibiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijwiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwioha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aibiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iweiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwahia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwhioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iviyas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwai | 67 | 77,226 | / |
| Iway | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Iwei | 67 | 135 | / |
| Iwau | 67 | 43 | / |
| Iwoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Heibiya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iwaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Iwui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hibiyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Huwiyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jiviyas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iwuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiwayah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haibiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiwehia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iswayad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jibhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiviyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aisweya | 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 Iwiya
- 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