Iywan Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Iywan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
Iywan (31) may also be a first name.
Iywan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iywan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iywan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iywan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iywan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Iywan reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held forename globally It is held by 31 people.
The surname Iywan is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Iywan is most frequent in: Benue, where 65 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Iywan occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyowan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jiywan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yewan | 80 | 32 | / |
| Iywam | 80 | 6 | / |
| Iywon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iewan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaiwan | 73 | 1,455 | / |
| Jiewan | 73 | 307 | / |
| Jaywan | 73 | 38 | / |
| Iyouan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ehiwan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yewane | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jijwan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jiyvan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iyvane | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iiswan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihewan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijiwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iayban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihiwane | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yoywane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jaiwain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Joyswan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jeiwane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaihwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehiwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiwgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiewang | 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 Iywan
- 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