Iwaji Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwaji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwaji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1421:900,31219,121
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Iwaji (1,402) may also be a first name.

Iwaji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwaji occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwaji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iwaji is the 1,415,499th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Iwaji occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Iwaji are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 208,792nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,402 people.

The last name Iwaji is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 900,312. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Chiba Prefecture, where 28 percent live, Shimane Prefecture, where 25 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 21 percent live. Not including Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiwaji91161/
Iwaaji9143/
Iwadji911/
Iwaiji911/
Iwai8977,226/
Iwuji804,557/
Ibaji80244/
Iwaju80162/
Iwagi80103/
Jiwai8083/
Iwais8071/
Iwaid8066/
Hiwai8042/
Iwayi8037/
Iwazi8036/
Aiwai8026/
Iwaja8021/
Ewaji8015/
Iweji8012/
Iwaia808/
Ivaji807/
Uiwai807/
Iwasi806/
Iwoji806/
Ihwai805/
Iwiji803/
Hiwaj802/
Jwaji802/
Jiwaj801/
Aiwaj801/
Yiwai801/
Iwaii801/
Iwaio801/
Iwaie801/
Oiwai801/
Eiwai801/
Jivaji73634/
Aiwasi73108/
Ihwagi7314/
Iwasit7313/
Ewadji7313/
Givaji7311/
Giwayi7310/
Jibaji738/
Iwejio738/
Iwasei738/
Iwujih737/
Iwueji736/
Ijwuji736/
Aibaji735/
Ivajiy734/
Ivajid733/
Hibaji733/
Iwuuji733/
Haiwai733/
Iwujiy733/
Iwajuo733/
Iwuajo733/
Iwagit733/
Aivaji732/
Jiwaje732/
Ihwuji732/
Aiwazi732/
Aiwaia732/
Ibhaji732/
Ivajyi731/
Hewaji731/
Eiwasi731/
Giwaii731/
Eiwuji731/
Ijbaji731/
Iwuaja731/
Iwahia731/
Yowaji731/
Jiwaia731/
Iwadje731/
Iwasai731/
Iwasie731/
Iwazie731/
Hiwiji731/
Hiwuji731/
Jiwaie731/
Jiwaio731/
Jiwayi731/
Giwaia731/
Aywaji731/
Aiwais731/
Jwadji731/
Iway671,190/
Ibai67800/
Ewai67358/
Ivai67171/
Iwei67135/
Jwai67106/
Ibaj6749/
Iwau6743/
Ivahaji6732/
Ishwait6722/
Jiwasih6721/
Iwajowa6717/
Ywai6715/
Iwoi6714/
Iswaisi6713/
Jiwajee6712/
Iwaa6711/
Aiwazzi6710/
Jivaaji6710/
Hiwaizi678/
Iwui678/
Ivaj672/
Iwea672/
Jihvaji671/
Jijvaji671/
Aiwaidh671/
Yivajiy671/
Iwuijie671/
Iwahagi671/
Heiswai671/
Jiwayio671/
Jwaj671/

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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 Iwaji
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