Iwashima Surname

111,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,0751:31,3733,016
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Iwashima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwashima occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Iwashima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwashima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwashima is the 111,704th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,754,344 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Iwashima are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

Iwashima is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 4,075 people, or 1 in 31,373. In Japan Iwashima is primarily concentrated in: Gifu Prefecture, where 24 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Japan Iwashima exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Iwashima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iwashima last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Iwashima earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibashima884/
Ywashima884/
Ivashima883/
Iwahsima881/
Hewashima821/
Iwasema80141/
Uwashema752/
Uveshima635/
Aivaciema591/
Ebhaishimi561/
Juasemai5055/

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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 Iwashima
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