Iwuk Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iwuk (178) may also be a first name.

Iwuk Last Name Facts

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

Iwuk occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Iwuk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iwuk is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Iwuk is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Iwuk are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 683,417th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 178 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 1,610,389. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 91 percent are found, Rivers, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwuk8912/
Iwouk896/
Iwuke896/
Iwuike803/
Iweuke803/
Iwuuke802/
Iwok754,737/
Ewuk75119/
Iwuc7577/
Ivuk7524/
Uwuk7518/
Jiwuike732/
Aiwok6724/
Jiwok6718/
Ivuke675/
Iwaug674/
Eiwok674/
Ajwuk671/
Iwogk671/
Jwguk671/
Ewuke671/
Yibuk671/

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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 Iwuk
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