Kodiwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kodiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kodiwa (28) may also be a first name.
Kodiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kodiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kodiwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kodiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kodiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kodiwa is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kodiwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kodiwa is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Kodiwa is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent live and Rivers, where 20 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodaiwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Koudaiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kadiwa | 83 | 1,327 | / |
| Kudiwa | 83 | 450 | / |
| Kodewa | 83 | 277 | / |
| Kodiwi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kodiwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kodiva | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kedaiwa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Kodivad | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kodewad | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kodieva | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kodibha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kadiswa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koudiwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kasdiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koidiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kadiwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kodaiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kodioua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotdiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kudiwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khodieva | 71 | 3,703 | / |
| Khodewad | 71 | 12 | / |
| Koddivad | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kaudaiwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kodhewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khodeiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khadijwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koudoiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kadewa | 67 | 1,416 | / |
| Kaduwa | 67 | 791 | / |
| Kudiva | 67 | 452 | / |
| Kadiva | 67 | 123 | / |
| Codewa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Kodeva | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kedewa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kudewa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kadiwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kodyba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kodevi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kodivi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kodebi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kudiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodivo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khadiwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodyva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kadiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keduwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coduwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Codiva | 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 Kodiwa
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