Iwuoha Surname

18,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iwuoha Surname User-submission:

Iwuoha is an Igbo surname, which means 'law-abiding citizen'.

Iwuoha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria29,3361:6,038746
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
England541:1,031,81650,675
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Iwuoha (152) may also be a first name.

Iwuoha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Iwuoha is an Igbo surname, which means 'law-abiding citizen'.

- m4tth3w1991

Iwuoha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwuoha is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwuoha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwuoha is the 18,637th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,384 people. The surname Iwuoha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Iwuoha live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 152 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29,336 people, or 1 in 6,038. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Imo, where 64 percent are found, Abia, where 8 percent are found and Anambra, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Iwuoha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Iwuoha surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Iwuoha surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Iwuoha earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning R 163,860 per year and in United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year.

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Iwuhe731/
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Iha6718,929/
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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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