Jiwul Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jiwul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiwul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4031:439,56022,574
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Jiwul (88) may also be a first name.

Jiwul Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jiwul Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jiwul is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiwul? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jiwul is the 718,674th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jiwul live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 88 people.

The last name Jiwul is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 439,560. In Nigeria Jiwul is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 67 percent are found, Enugu, where 29 percent are found and Gombe, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Jiwul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jiwul last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwaul915/
Iwul8956/
Jaiswul831/
Siwul8054/
Iwule8046/
Iwoul8040/
Jibul8031/
Giwul809/
Jivul804/
Jiwol803/
Iweul801/
Yiwul801/
Jewul801/
Iwujl801/
Jiboul7331/
Iwoule7311/
Jaivul736/
Jibuil731/
Ziwule731/
Iwgoul731/
Jewull731/
Jivaul731/
Ibul67156/
Ivul6746/
Ewul6721/
Uwul6719/
Haiwule674/
Jbul672/
Jwol671/
Yiwoule671/
Jivoult671/

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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 Jiwul
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