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 last name Jiwul is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiwul? popularity and diffusion

It is the 718,674th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. Jiwul occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jiwul reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 88 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 439,560. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Plateau, where 67 percent are found, Enugu, where 29 percent are found and Gombe, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Jiwul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jiwul surname is primarily 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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