Iwashi Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Iwashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 118 | 1:1,083,426 | 20,860 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Iwashi (250) may also be a first name.
Iwashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iwashi is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwashi? popularity and diffusion
Iwashi is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Iwashi is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Iwashi live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 563,826th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 250 people.
This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 1,083,426. In Japan it is primarily found in: Ehime Prefecture, where 92 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 3 percent are found and Okayama Prefecture, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Japan it is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Iwashi
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