Iwoku Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Iwoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iwoku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iwoku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Iwoku is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwoku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwoku is the 781,947th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. Iwoku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Iwoku reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Iwoku is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Not including The DR Congo Iwoku is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwuoku911/
Ijwoku911/
Iwooku911/
Ewoku8078/
Iwaku8031/
Uwoku804/
Iweku803/
Iwocu803/
Ivoku802/
Iwuku802/
Uwooku737/
Uwuoku736/
Ewokou734/
Ijwuku731/
Jiwaku731/
Aiboku731/
Iweeku731/
Ivokau731/
Iwekeu731/
Ijuoku731/
Yibokou67746/
Ivoukou67188/
Jiwuaku6757/
Ivoskus6716/
Ywoskus6711/
Aibuoku671/
Ivoškus671/
Ichwuku671/
Jiwauku671/

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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 Iwoku
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