Izunwa Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Izunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Izunwa (21) may also be a first name.
Izunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Izunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Izunwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Izunwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Izunwa is the 1,447,279th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Izunwa live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Izunwa is also the 2,368,944th most common first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 42 percent live, Rivers, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Izunwa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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 Izunwa
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