Iwong Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1951:908,42439,344
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694

Iwong (280) may also be a first name.

Iwong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwong is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iwong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iwong is the 872,430th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Iwong reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 530,161st most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 280 people.

The surname Iwong is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 908,424. In Nigeria Iwong is most frequent in: Cross River, where 74 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uiwong91154/
Aiwong9137/
Yiwong9118/
Jiwong913/
Eiwong912/
Hiwong911/
Haiwong8388/
Gaiwong835/
Jiewong834/
Jiwoong833/
Huiwong831/
Ibong801,736/
Iwang80925/
Ewong80200/
Uwong80137/
Ivong8088/
Iwung8064/
Ywong8012/
Jwong803/
Jiewhong771/
Haiwoung771/
Huwong73588/
Hibong73102/
Jiwang7391/
Yiwang7341/
Aiwung7328/
Ibhong7325/
Aiwang7320/
Hewong7314/
Jibong7312/
Ywuong7311/
Giuong738/
Aibong736/
Jiwung734/
Ajwong734/
Yibong733/
Oibong732/
Iwwang731/
Jivong731/
Iboung731/
Iwonke731/
Uwoong731/
Yhwong731/
Iwutng731/
Haiwang67314/
Jeewong6797/
Iwahang6756/
Ouywong6723/
Heiwang677/
Huiwang676/
Iwuting673/
Hajwong672/
Ewongue671/
Haibong671/
Jivoung671/
Issuong671/
Jiboung671/
Jiewang671/
Gaivong671/
Aibhong671/
Jitvong671/
Heibong671/
Jiwheng671/

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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 Iwong
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