Iws Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Iws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iws (17) may also be a first name.

Iws Last Name Facts

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

Iws occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iws click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iws? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Iws reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Iws is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 4,408,306. In Indonesia it is most common in: Yogyakarta, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwse869/
Giws865/
Uiws862/
Ijws861/
Iwws861/
Iwss861/
Ivws861/
Yiws861/
Iews861/
Hiws861/
Hiwse7530/
Gaiws755/
Eiwes754/
Aiwes751/
Uiwsz751/
Goiws751/
Ibs67572/
Ews6729/
Ifs6715/
Uws6714/
Yws6714/
Ivs6712/
Jws677/
Iwz674/
Haiwes672/
Iwx671/

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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 Iws
  • 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