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

The surname Iyawa is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 273,923rd most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,135,691 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyawa reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 185,806th most common first name in the world, borne by 1,709 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 288,977. In Nigeria Iyawa is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 40 percent reside, Taraba, where 18 percent reside and Edo, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 41 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

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.

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Ihyawua836/
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Iyowah731/
Yoaway731/
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Oiwa6717,800/
Ajwa672,523/
Auwa671,340/
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Oywa67189/
Eiwa6760/
Ijwa6736/
Ayawaja6734/
Iyabhai6714/
Ihyawoh675/
Iiawait674/
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Uiwa672/
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Giyavha672/
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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
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