Iwafu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iwafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwafu is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwafu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Iwafu live; 67 percent live in East Asia and 67 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Iwafu is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 63,922,146. In Japan it is most numerous in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 50 percent live and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 50 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyafu8010/
Uwafu802/
Iafau801/
Iwofu801/
Iwafa801/
Afu754,013/
Ifu751,145/
Iaf759/
Iwf753/
Ibeafu7367/
Uwaifu7314/
Iyafou7312/
Uwaefu733/
Iwuafo732/
Uiwafo731/
Ighafu731/
Whaffu731/
Iwaffe731/
Aifwau731/
Afua677,536/
Afuh671,068/
Yafu67885/
Afou67539/
Awaf67281/
Ifua67134/
Ifou6771/
Afau6768/
Afui6762/
Ifui6758/
Iufu6755/
Iafe6750/
Iffu6744/
Ifwa6741/
Afue6740/
Aifu6737/
Afuo6735/
Afiu6735/
Eifu6725/
Ayfu6723/
Affu6721/
Aiaf6721/
Aufu6720/
Yifu6720/
Owaf6713/
Ifyu6711/
Aofu6710/
Iavu679/
Afuy675/
Afuu675/
Iafo673/
Ivau673/
Afeu673/
Ifau672/
Oiwf672/
Iaif672/
Iauf672/
Ifhu672/
Aafu672/
Ifue672/
Aiwf672/
Afhu671/
Oafu671/
Afuà671/
Iafa671/
Ifeu671/
Uwaf671/
Ieaf671/
Ifuo671/
Iwav671/
Awfu671/
Iwhf671/
Oifu671/
Iiaf671/
Iaof671/
Uafu671/
Uiwf671/
Ywaf671/
Ywfu671/
Afyu671/
Iuaf671/
Ivwu671/
Iyfu671/
Iwef671/
Iwfa671/
Iwfe671/
Iwfy671/
Iwuv671/
Iwwf671/
Iauv671/
Ifuu671/
Iofu671/
Ebafu602/
Ibofu601/
Juafuh55122/

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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 Iwafu
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