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 surname Iyawi is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iyawi.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyawi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Iyawi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Iyawi are found; 82 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 82 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Iyawi is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
Iyawi is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Iyawi is primarily found in: Enga, where 89 percent reside and Hela, where 11 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.
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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