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
Iwa (Oriya: ଇୱା) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 67,001st most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 980,695 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Iwa live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 10,453rd most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 97,250 people.
Iwa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 3,687 people, or 1 in 34,674. In Japan it is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Barring Japan Iwa exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
Iwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Iwa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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