Iwo Surname
Approximately 1,769 people bear this surname
Iwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,304 | 1:135,846 | 8,768 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 111 | 1:73,457 | 9,617 |
| Indonesia | 82 | 1:1,612,795 | 106,468 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Iwo (4,721) may also be a first name.
Iwo Demographics
Average Iwo Salary in
United States
$43,462 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Iwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwo (Arabic: ايوّ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Iwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 229,112th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,119,585 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Iwo are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwo is also the 99,667th most widely held first name globally, held by 4,721 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,304 people, or 1 in 135,846. In Nigeria Iwo is most frequent in: Rivers, where 45 percent live, Abia, where 19 percent live and Bayelsa, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Iwo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Iwo surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.
Iwo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,462 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwoh | 86 | 807 | / |
| Ijwo | 86 | 622 | / |
| Jiwo | 86 | 262 | / |
| Iwou | 86 | 242 | / |
| Aiwo | 86 | 143 | / |
| Oiwo | 86 | 140 | / |
| Iwuo | 86 | 77 | / |
| Yiwo | 86 | 54 | / |
| Eiwo | 86 | 52 | / |
| Ihwo | 86 | 37 | / |
| Iwos | 86 | 23 | / |
| Iwoo | 86 | 22 | / |
| Iwho | 86 | 21 | / |
| Iwoi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Iwop | 86 | 11 | / |
| Hiwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwoś | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oiwoh | 75 | 325 | / |
| Aiwoi | 75 | 135 | / |
| Hiwoi | 75 | 56 | / |
| Eiwoh | 75 | 46 | / |
| Aiwoy | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ijwuo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Haiwo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Hiwoy | 75 | 16 | / |
| Jiewo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Giwoi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jiwoo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yiwou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Aiwou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jihwo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iwuoz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iwuot | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iwott | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aiwoh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Iwouh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hiowo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iwohu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iwohe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jiwwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Giwoo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiwot | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iwoit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iwooh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giwoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiwuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiwoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiwho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiewo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwout | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwoot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giwoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiwop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiwop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwuoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goiwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ibo | 67 | 21,473 | / |
| Ivo | 67 | 10,499 | / |
| Iwa | 67 | 7,431 | / |
| Ewo | 67 | 1,949 | / |
| Uwo | 67 | 234 | / |
| Jwo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Iwouha | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ywo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iwuhoa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haiwoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hiwott | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iwuohe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iweheo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jiewou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehiewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwhoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiwoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwuohs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiwost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiwoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiwood | 67 | 0 | / |
Iwo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iwo in the Arabic language | ||
| ايوّ | ayw | - |
| ايو | ayw | - |
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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 Iwo
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