Iwabu Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Iwabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6041:211,6639,273
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iwabu Last Name Facts

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

Iwabu is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Iwabu.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 518,137th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. The surname Iwabu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Iwabu live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Iwabu is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 604 people, or 1 in 211,663. In Japan Iwabu is most prevalent in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 26 percent reside, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 24 percent reside and Ōita Prefecture, where 18 percent reside. Beside Japan this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwuabu913/
Yiwabu911/
Iweabu911/
Yiwabut831/
Ihwabou831/
Ibabu8086/
Iwebu8073/
Uwabu8014/
Jwabu807/
Ivabhu736/
Aibabu732/
Yibabu732/
Ywaibu731/
Ewabut731/
Ibaibu731/
Jibabu731/
Uwahabu679/
Haibabu672/
Ishuabu672/
Ivabhus671/
Aibaabu671/
Ivabhut671/
Ivabhud671/

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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 Iwabu
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