Iwakuma Surname

211,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwakuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwakuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,9241:66,4474,810
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Iwakuma (45) may also be a first name.

Iwakuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwakuma is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwakuma? popularity and diffusion

Iwakuma is the 211,391st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,735,288 people. Iwakuma occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Iwakuma reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 45 people.

The surname Iwakuma is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 1,924 people, or 1 in 66,447. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 63 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Not including Japan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Iwakuma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Iwakuma are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Iwakuma earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.75% less than the national average, earning $33,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwakumo8638/
Iwokuma861/
Jivakuma803/
Uwaekuma801/
Iwekumo7158/
Ebakuma717/
Uwakima711/
Ewekuma711/
Evaskuma674/
Iwekumoh671/
Ewekumo5718/
Ewakome571/
Evakima571/
Iwokomo571/
Iwekimo571/
Ibokumoh532/
Ewahkome532/
Ojuokuma531/

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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 Iwakuma
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