Iwu Surname

59,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,1681:24,7132,158
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
England451:1,238,17956,985
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397

Iwu (442) may also be a first name.

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/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 59,890th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 865,607 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Iwu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 407,699th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 442 people.

This surname is most commonly held 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 are found, Rivers, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Iwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iwu surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the 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

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Ibu676,029/
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Ivu671,210/
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Iwouha6740/
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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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  • 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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