Iwaju Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Iwaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 152 | 1:841,081 | 18,528 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
Iwaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iwaju is most common in Japan. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwaju? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,364,059th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Iwaju reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 841,081. In Japan it is most numerous in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 39 percent live, Toyama Prefecture, where 21 percent live and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 20 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwajuo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Iweaju | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iwau | 89 | 43 | / |
| Ewaju | 80 | 173 | / |
| Iwaji | 80 | 153 | / |
| Ivaju | 80 | 73 | / |
| Iwacu | 80 | 24 | / |
| Iwaja | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ibaju | 80 | 19 | / |
| Aiwau | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hiwau | 80 | 6 | / |
| Iwasu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iwazu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jwaju | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hiwaj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ijwau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aiwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jiwaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iwayu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiwadjou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iwejuo | 73 | 1,032 | / |
| Jiwaji | 73 | 161 | / |
| Iwosau | 73 | 160 | / |
| Iwaaji | 73 | 43 | / |
| Haiwau | 73 | 21 | / |
| Iwahyu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Iwujuo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aiwahu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aiwoju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Iwuajo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jiwaje | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ivajau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwuoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiwasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwojuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiswau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uiwasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aibaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jivaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwuaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iwai | 67 | 77,226 | / |
| Iway | 67 | 1,190 | / |
| Ibau | 67 | 836 | / |
| Ewau | 67 | 321 | / |
| Iwou | 67 | 242 | / |
| Ibaj | 67 | 49 | / |
| Iwajowa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jiwajee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iwaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Iweu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iwui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jiwayou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ivau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ivaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoiwaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihwuazu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwaisu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwiejuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ywau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iwaju
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