Iyawi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Iyawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Iyawi (10) may also be a first name.
Iyawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyawi is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iyawi.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iyawi is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Iyawi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Iyawi reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
The surname Iyawi is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 89 percent are found and Hela, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiyawi | 91 | 286 | / |
| Iyawei | 91 | 7 | / |
| Iyawai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yiyawi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyawa | 80 | 1,419 | / |
| Iyawe | 80 | 760 | / |
| Iyabi | 80 | 510 | / |
| Ayawi | 80 | 109 | / |
| Iyavi | 80 | 51 | / |
| Eyawi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aiawi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iyewi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oyawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hayawi | 73 | 7,697 | / |
| Hijawi | 73 | 1,050 | / |
| Ayawei | 73 | 695 | / |
| Iyaviy | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ijawei | 73 | 12 | / |
| Iyawer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ayawui | 73 | 7 | / |
| Haiawi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Iyaweh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayawai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ohiawi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oyawei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyabai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heyawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Giyawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiyabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiyawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hijjawi | 67 | 3,313 | / |
| Awei | 67 | 679 | / |
| Iwei | 67 | 135 | / |
| Aiwi | 67 | 111 | / |
| Hiyaway | 67 | 81 | / |
| Auwi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Ajwi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Iyabhai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Eiwi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Giyavhi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyauwei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iiawait | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hehyawi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aywi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iheawyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiawie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyawais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uywi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyavais | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iyawi
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