Iyow Surname
Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname
Iyow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 931 | 1:14,449 | 939 |
| Kenya | 292 | 1:158,150 | 12,467 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Iyow Demographics
Iyow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Iyow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iyow occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 304,336th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,853,451 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Iyow are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.
The surname Iyow is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 931 people, or 1 in 14,449. Besides Somalia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Iyow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Iyow last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyowe | 89 | 44 | / |
| Giyow | 89 | 7 | / |
| Aiyow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hiyow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hiyowe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hiyowt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iyov | 75 | 2,763 | / |
| Oyow | 75 | 2,713 | / |
| Iyob | 75 | 2,072 | / |
| Eyow | 75 | 212 | / |
| Ayow | 75 | 103 | / |
| Ijow | 75 | 65 | / |
| Uyow | 75 | 9 | / |
| Iyaw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Iyew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yyow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ieyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayowa | 67 | 955 | / |
| Oyowe | 67 | 879 | / |
| Iyawe | 67 | 760 | / |
| Hayow | 67 | 465 | / |
| Ayowe | 67 | 307 | / |
| Haiow | 67 | 245 | / |
| Eyowe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Giyov | 67 | 52 | / |
| Uyowa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Eyowa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yojiw | 67 | 32 | / |
| Iyofe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oyowa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ahyow | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ooyow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yojew | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aiowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiyob | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoyow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayouw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayiow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoyow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayowh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiyaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiyaw | 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 Iyow
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