Iwago Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iwago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan391:3,278,05934,181
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iwago Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwago occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Iwago.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwago? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Iwago occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Iwago reside; 52 percent reside in East Asia and 52 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 3,278,059. In Japan Iwago is primarily concentrated in: Kōchi Prefecture, where 59 percent live, Miyazaki Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Other than Japan this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iewago91104/
Iwagoh9131/
Hiwago9128/
Iwagho9114/
Jiwago912/
Aiwago911/
Oiwago911/
Yiwango83171/
Iwangho831/
Ibago80132/
Iwaga8049/
Ewago8033/
Iwogo805/
Ivago803/
Iwego803/
Uwago801/
Uwagho7388/
Iwuogo7377/
Aywago7352/
Hewago7334/
Jivago7331/
Aiwaga7314/
Hibago7312/
Iswaga7310/
Givago738/
Ivango738/
Ivagho737/
Uwaego733/
Iwegho733/
Uwaugo732/
Ihwaga732/
Hiwaga732/
Oywago732/
Jibago731/
Yibago731/
Iwagat731/
Iwaaga731/
Ivaigo731/
Uwaigo731/
Yiwaga731/
Iwongho6732/
Yiwanga6722/
Iweagha676/
Iwuhego674/
Eywuago672/
Ivhagho671/
Ajwango671/
Ewangho671/
Yivango671/
Iwangha671/
Ibhaigo671/
Iwuogoi671/
Ivangou671/
Jivaggo671/

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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 Iwago
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