Iyowo Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Iyowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Iyowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyowo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyowo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Iyowo live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 56 percent live, Cross River, where 21 percent live and Kogi, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyowou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Iyohwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iyobo | 80 | 250 | / |
| Iyawo | 80 | 106 | / |
| Iyowa | 80 | 99 | / |
| Oyowo | 80 | 53 | / |
| Iyewo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ayowo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Iyovo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiowo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iyavoo | 73 | 312 | / |
| Iyowau | 73 | 239 | / |
| Iyowua | 73 | 68 | / |
| Eyohwo | 73 | 38 | / |
| Hiyowa | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ejiowo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Iyowat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ehiowo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ijowoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyewoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyawoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyowoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiyawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goyowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijwo | 67 | 622 | / |
| Aiwo | 67 | 143 | / |
| Oiwo | 67 | 140 | / |
| Eiwo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ouwo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Eywo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ojwo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Aywo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ejiowho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ihyawoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oywo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejiohwo | 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 Iyowo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis