Iwoto Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iwoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Iwoto (28) may also be a first name.

Iwoto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwoto is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Iwoto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwoto? popularity and diffusion

Iwoto is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Iwoto reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Iwoto is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 75 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 25 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwato802,758/
Iboto80183/
Ewoto8084/
Iwota801/
Hiboto7313/
Ijwato736/
Ibooto732/
Iwatto731/
Iwatou731/
Ibouto731/
Iwoteu731/
Giwato731/
Jiwato731/
Uiwota731/
Hiwato731/
Gaivoto67284/
Ibothoi67112/
Iboutou6722/
Givotto671/
Ewoutou671/
Ibothou671/

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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 Iwoto
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