Iyewi Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iyewi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyewi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iyewi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iyewi is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyewi? popularity and diffusion

Iyewi is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Iyewi live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Iyewi is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyewa8077/
Iyebi8024/
Iyawi8011/
Ayewi808/
Oyewi801/
Iyewe801/
Yewii801/
Hiyawi73286/
Ayewei7329/
Gayewi7315/
Iyevid738/
Iyawei737/
Oyewio732/
Iyawai732/
Oyewui732/
Oyewei731/
Iyehwe731/
Yiyawi731/
Yevi671,005/
Ievi67418/
Iwei67135/
Aiwi67111/
Ivei6739/
Eiwi6712/
Eewi675/
Uewi675/
Aywi673/
Yewy673/
Ieui671/
Uywi671/
Oywi671/
Owiewie671/
Hiyewet671/
Ejwi671/
Oiwi671/
Oyewuis671/
Ayewish671/
Eawi671/

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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 Iyewi
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