Iwakura Surname

47,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan10,6371:12,0191,569
Brazil2111:1,014,57035,835
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Iwakura Last Name Facts

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

Iwakura is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwakura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwakura is the 47,474th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 668,582 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Iwakura are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 10,637 people, or 1 in 12,019. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Iwakura Last Name Statistics demography

Iwakura earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwokura86250/
Iwakuro86148/
Ivakura8618/
Iwakira862/
Iwakuri861/
Iwokurai8049/
Iwakiro7130/
Iwokuro7114/
Ewokura717/
Iwokure711/
Uwokurai6714/
Aibakuro671/
Ewokurai671/
Eewokura671/
Ivakiray671/
Aybakuro531/

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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 Iwakura
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