Iwongi Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iwongi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwongi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Iwongi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwongi occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Iwongi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwongi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Iwongi reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Iwongi is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibongi8393/
Iwangi8311/
Ewongi834/
Iwonga832/
Iwonzi831/
Iwanggi778/
Yiwangi774/
Uwonggi774/
Ojwongi771/
Haiwonge711/
Iwanga671,617/
Ebongi67505/
Ibangi67406/
Ewonga67245/
Iwange67230/
Ibonge67215/
Ewonge67194/
Jwangi67181/
Ivonga6768/
Iwonze6767/
Ibonzi6748/
Ibonsi6747/
Ewungi6721/
Iwunge6711/
Iwanji676/
Ivangi674/
Ibungi673/
Evongi671/
Ivonge671/
Uwangi671/
Ewangi671/
Hiswonger671/
Ivengi671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Iwongi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis