Iwasa Surname

15,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan34,1571:3,743628
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Canada481:767,61660,775
India221:34,866,608408,224
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Iwasa (54) may also be a first name.

Iwasa Last Name Facts

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

Iwasa (Hindi: िवास) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Iwasa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwasa? popularity and diffusion

Iwasa is the 15,947th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 208,442 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Iwasa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Iwasa is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

The last name Iwasa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 34,157 people, or 1 in 3,743. In Japan Iwasa is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Besides Japan this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Iwasa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iwasa last name are 12.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Iwasa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning $51,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.99% more than the national average, earning $63,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiwasa91986/
Iwassa91923/
Iwaasa91445/
Yiwasa9121/
Iwasha912/
Iwaisa912/
Iwasai911/
Jiwasa911/
Iswasha834/
Hiwasia832/
Iwase8049,932/
Ivasa801,716/
Ibasa80306/
Iwosa80211/
Ewasa80100/
Iwaso8067/
Uwasa8045/
Iwaza8026/
Iwasi806/
Iwaca802/
Ivasat73570/
Hiwase73381/
Ivasha73211/
Iwosau73160/
Ivasca73159/
Iwashi73119/
Aiwasi73108/
Iwasse7382/
Ibasai7369/
Giwasi7367/
Iwaaze7347/
Iwasho7347/
Ywassa7338/
Iwadja7334/
Iwacha7328/
Ewassa7327/
Ivasad7325/
Ivasai7322/
Iwashe7315/
Iwasit7313/
Ivasap7312/
Ibasha7312/
Iwasio7310/
Aivasa7310/
Ibassa7310/
Ivasah739/
Ivassa739/
Iwasei738/
Ewasia738/
Iwasso737/
Ivasay736/
Eweasa736/
Ewasha735/
Givasa735/
Ivasaj734/
Iwuase734/
Iwuaza733/
Aiwesa732/
Aiwase732/
Jivasa732/
Hibasa732/
Iwagea732/
Jibasa732/
Jiwase731/
Iwassi731/
Hivasa731/
Eiwasi731/
Uwaisa731/
Uwuasa731/
Iwuaja731/
Ibeasa731/
Ivaisa731/
Ibaasa731/
Ibasaa731/
Ivaesa731/
Iwasie731/
Iwasoy731/
Ivasas731/
Iwosat731/
Iwossa731/
Oiwosa731/
Yiwaza731/
Yiwesa731/
Aibasa731/
Giwaso731/
Yibasa731/
Uwassa731/
Iwasey730/
Iwaishi6755/
Jiwasih6721/
Iswaisi6713/
Iwasiej678/
Ehwassa675/
Iouassa675/
Jivasha674/
Iwahase674/
Ivascau674/
Aivausa673/
Hiwasio672/
Iwassou672/
Iwoussa672/
Ivashoa671/
Jivatsa671/
Hgiwase671/
Hiwasse671/
Ewaisat671/
Gewasha671/
Aivasay671/
Iwuacha671/
Ibasaha671/
Hibaasa671/
Hiwacay671/
Jivasai671/
Uivasay671/
Yowasha671/
Giwasio671/
Ewassay671/
Aivaasa671/
Ibaasaa671/
Iwashit671/
Ewaseha671/
Iwhashi671/

Iwasa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iwasa in the Hindi language
िवासivasa-

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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 Iwasa
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