Iwashiro Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwashiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iwashiro Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4241:301,52011,175
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Iwashiro (73) may also be a first name.

Iwashiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iwashiro has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwashiro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 669,375th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Iwashiro live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,134,117th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 73 people.

It is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 301,520. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 26 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Besides Japan Iwashiro exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ibashiro881/
Ivasiro809/
Ivashuro7518/
Hibasiro754/
Ibashero751/
Iwaschura711/
Ibhashero711/
Uwasira672/
Ivashura63911/
Yvashuro632/
Uwacira5338/
Ivasura531/
Yvashura50402/
Juazeiro5092/
Hewasura501/
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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 Iwashiro
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