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
Iwa (Oriya: ଇୱା) is found most in Japan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 67,001st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 980,695 people. Iwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Iwa reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 50 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 10,453rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 97,250 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 3,687 people, or 1 in 34,674. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Japan it occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Iwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Iwa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with 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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