Iwoku Surname
Approximately 362 people bear this surname
Iwoku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Uganda | 68 | 1:574,107 | 31,082 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iwoku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwoku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iwoku occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iwoku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwoku? popularity and diffusion
Iwoku is the 781,947th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Iwoku are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Outside of The DR Congo Iwoku is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwuoku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ijwoku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwooku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ewoku | 80 | 78 | / |
| Iwaku | 80 | 31 | / |
| Uwoku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iweku | 80 | 3 | / |
| Iwocu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ivoku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iwuku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uwooku | 73 | 7 | / |
| Uwuoku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ewokou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ijwuku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiwaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiboku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iweeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ivokau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwekeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijuoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yibokou | 67 | 746 | / |
| Ivoukou | 67 | 188 | / |
| Jiwuaku | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ivoskus | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ywoskus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aibuoku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivoškus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichwuku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiwauku | 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 Iwoku
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