Iwanaka Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwanaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwanaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,3601:94,0035,858
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guam11:160,1214,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iwanaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwanaka is found most frequently in Japan. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwanaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 267,663rd most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,994,891 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Iwanaka are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 1,360 people, or 1 in 94,003. In Japan it is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Mie Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Iwanaka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iwanaka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Iwanaka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.53% more than the national average, earning $54,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $52,200 CAD per year.

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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 Iwanaka
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