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
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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 in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 67,001st most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 980,695 people. The surname Iwa is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Iwa are found; 50 percent are found in East Asia and 50 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 10,453rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 97,250 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 3,687 people, or 1 in 34,674. In Japan Iwa is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Japan Iwa occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
Iwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Iwa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being 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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