Iwor Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2471:717,17732,914
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Iwor (84) may also be a first name.

Iwor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwor is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwor is the 990,978th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Iwor are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwor is also the 1,046,220th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 84 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 717,177. In Nigeria Iwor is most numerous in: Rivers, where 64 percent live, Abia, where 11 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iworh8991/
Aiwor8930/
Iwore8917/
Eiwor892/
Iwuor892/
Iwort891/
Iworth809/
Iwuore804/
Ibor758,864/
Iwar751,563/
Ewor75537/
Ivor75455/
Uwor7525/
Iwur754/
Ywor751/
Jwor751/
Eiworth7320/
Isworth7315/
Aiworth730/
Eiswore730/
Yibor67980/
Aibor67400/
Ewore67355/
Hiwar67144/
Ihwar6765/
Aiwur6759/
Iware6759/
Jibor6753/
Uwhor6734/
Hibor6732/
Eworh6717/
Eswor6717/
Oibor6716/
Jiwar6711/
Hiwur679/
Ivoor678/
Jivor677/
Iwuar677/
Aiwar676/
Ewhor676/
Uhwor675/
Iwaar675/
Ibuor675/
Iwarh674/
Iwahr674/
Ivore673/
Ivoir673/
Ejwor673/
Eivor672/
Iwure672/
Iwarp672/
Eibor671/
Iboor671/
Uwuor671/
Iborh671/
Hivor671/
Yivor671/
Uwour671/
Ijbor671/
Ibour671/
Givor671/
Eworz670/
Hewor670/
Hisworth670/
Ishworth670/

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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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  • 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 Iwor
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