Iwa Surname
Approximately 7,431 people bear this surname
Iwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,687 | 1:34,674 | 3,235 |
| Nigeria | 914 | 1:193,810 | 11,715 |
| Indonesia | 896 | 1:147,600 | 14,528 |
| Uganda | 440 | 1:88,726 | 9,237 |
| Benin | 366 | 1:28,239 | 3,740 |
| Solomon Islands | 220 | 1:2,636 | 251 |
| Papua New Guinea | 167 | 1:48,825 | 6,087 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Poland | 116 | 1:327,662 | 37,999 |
| New Caledonia | 99 | 1:2,790 | 365 |
| Nepal | 73 | 1:390,150 | 3,951 |
| Philippines | 72 | 1:1,406,086 | 101,646 |
| Niger | 58 | 1:330,897 | 9,684 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Iwa (97,250) may also be a first name.
Iwa Demographics
Average Iwa Salary in
United States
$36,732 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Iwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iwa (Oriya: ଇୱା) is found most in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 67,001st most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 980,695 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Iwa are found; 50 percent are found in East Asia and 50 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Iwa is also the 10,453rd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 97,250 people.
It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 3,687 people, or 1 in 34,674. In Japan Iwa is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Japan this last name is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.
Iwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Iwa are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
Iwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,732 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇୱା | iwa | - |
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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
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- 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 Iwa
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