Iwu Surname
Approximately 8,419 people bear this surname
Iwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,168 | 1:24,713 | 2,158 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| United States | 206 | 1:1,759,509 | 115,901 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Iwu (442) may also be a first name.
Iwu Demographics
Average Iwu Salary in
United States
$57,655 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Iwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 59,890th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 865,607 people. The last name Iwu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Iwu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iwu is also the 407,699th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 442 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,168 people, or 1 in 24,713. In Nigeria Iwu is most numerous in: Abia, where 20 percent reside, Rivers, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Iwu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Iwu surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Iwu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.07% less than the national average, earning R 56,868 per year and in United States they earn 33.62% more than the national average, earning $57,655 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwuh | 86 | 1,089 | / |
| Iwou | 86 | 242 | / |
| Jiwu | 86 | 125 | / |
| Aiwu | 86 | 89 | / |
| Hiwu | 86 | 63 | / |
| Yiwu | 86 | 44 | / |
| Iwau | 86 | 43 | / |
| Ihwu | 86 | 22 | / |
| Iweu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Iwui | 86 | 8 | / |
| Ijwu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Uiwu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Iswu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Iwuy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Iewu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oiwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eiwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwgu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Huiwu | 75 | 59 | / |
| Aiwui | 75 | 40 | / |
| Jiwuh | 75 | 20 | / |
| Iwuha | 75 | 17 | / |
| Aiwau | 75 | 12 | / |
| Aiwou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yiwou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hiwau | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iwhus | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ishwu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Uiwuh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jiewu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iwouh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iwohu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Haiwu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hiwus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ijwau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iwuit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwuij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiwus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiswu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Isweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijwui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giwwu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiwud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiweu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwout | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwuuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijwou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ibu | 67 | 6,029 | / |
| Ewu | 67 | 2,846 | / |
| Ivu | 67 | 1,210 | / |
| Uwu | 67 | 426 | / |
| Iwouha | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jiwuth | 67 | 22 | / |
| Haiwau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Aiwahu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ywu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ahaiwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iwouhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jiewou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwuuyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yishwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiswau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwuuyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiwuß | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iwu
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