Iyawe Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Iyawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7011:252,70014,588
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Iyawe (37) may also be a first name.

Iyawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyawe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iyawe is the 448,102nd most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. The surname Iyawe occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Iyawe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iyawe is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 37 people.

Iyawe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 252,700. In Nigeria Iyawe is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 75 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Cross River, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Iyawe occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Iyawe Last Name Statistics demography

Iyawe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyawer919/
Iyawei917/
Iyaweh914/
Hiyawe911/
Giyawe911/
Iyaw895/
Iyawa801,419/
Ayawe80130/
Iyabe8068/
Iyowe8044/
Oyawe8033/
Iyawi8011/
Uyawe807/
Ijawe806/
Eyawe805/
Iyave804/
Yoawe802/
Hiyaw801/
Iyewe801/
Aiywe801/
Yiyaw801/
Awe7557,177/
Iwe751,991/
Ayawei73695/
Hiyawi73286/
Ayawet73148/
Hiyabe7336/
Hayawe7327/
Ahiawe7321/
Hiyowe7313/
Ijawei7312/
Ouiawe739/
Ayawue737/
Iyoweh735/
Oyawei733/
Hijawe732/
Iyawai732/
Ijyave731/
Iheawe731/
Hoyawe731/
Yiyawi731/
Auyawe731/
Ayaweh731/
Ayawey731/
Ihyabe731/
Iyehwe731/
Eiawet731/
Hawe672,436/
Awey672,244/
Auwe671,810/
Iyow671,245/
Awei67679/
Ayaw67453/
Awea67407/
Awee67340/
Aiwe67237/
Ihwe67188/
Jiwe67145/
Iwei67135/
Awhe67130/
Ijaw6799/
Hiyaway6781/
Awue6749/
Hiwe6744/
Iwee6736/
Eawe6734/
Eyaw6728/
Uyaw6723/
Iwhe6723/
Oyaw6719/
Ajwe6719/
Ijwe6718/
Eiaw6713/
Iwue6713/
Aawe6711/
Hijjawe678/
Eiwe677/
Oiwe675/
Oyauwei675/
Iwey673/
Uiwe673/
Hayawee673/
Iyew672/
Ayawuee672/
Oywe672/
Iwea672/
Ayahweh671/
Gayaweh671/
Iiaw671/
Aywe671/
Hiyewet671/
Ehiawie671/
Uiaw671/
Aiaw671/
Ehiawey671/
Eywe671/
Awew671/

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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 Iyawe
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