Iyawa Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Iyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6131:288,97716,243
Cameroon5801:35,8094,823
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Central African Republic161:282,21292
Congo131:383,7779,863
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Iyawa (1,709) may also be a first name.

Iyawa Last Name Facts

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

Iyawa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Iyawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 273,923rd most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,135,691 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyawa live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 185,806th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 1,709 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 613 people, or 1 in 288,977. In Nigeria Iyawa is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 40 percent are found, Taraba, where 18 percent are found and Edo, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 41 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Iyawa Last Name Statistics demography

Iyawa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyawai912/
Hiyaway8381/
Ihyawua836/
Ayawa801,028/
Iyawe80760/
Iyaba80422/
Eyawa80188/
Oyawa80155/
Iyawo80106/
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Ijawa8012/
Iyawi8011/
Uyawa807/
Iyaua802/
Ioawa801/
Aiywa801/
Yjawa801/
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Hiyawi73286/
Iyowau73239/
Hijawa7348/
Ayawah7337/
Hiyowa7337/
Iyavau7320/
Hayawa7317/
Iyawer739/
Iyawei737/
Iyaweh734/
Ayawga734/
Giyava733/
Haiawa733/
Iyowat733/
Ayawai733/
Eyawat732/
Ayawoa732/
Hoiawa732/
Gijawa732/
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Ioyewa731/
Hiyawe731/
Iyawou731/
Aiawha731/
Hiyaba731/
Iyabah731/
Ahiawa731/
Ayawua731/
Iyowah731/
Yoaway731/
Hiyava731/
Oiwa6717,800/
Ajwa672,523/
Auwa671,340/
Aiwa671,321/
Aywa67735/
Awea67407/
Oywa67189/
Eiwa6760/
Ijwa6736/
Ayawaja6734/
Iyabhai6714/
Ihyawoh675/
Iiawait674/
Ayawadh674/
Uiwa672/
Uywa672/
Ayawaya672/
Aîwa672/
Giyavha672/
Hayawat672/
Eywa672/
Gayaway671/
Iyavais671/
Hijahwa671/
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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 Iyawa
  • 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