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 last name Iwong occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwong is the 872,430th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Iwong is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Iwong are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 530,161st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 280 people.

Iwong is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 908,424. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 74 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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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