Iwashita Surname

14,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwashita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwashita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan38,0591:3,359564
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Brazil3031:706,51625,936
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Guam121:13,3432,098
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
China31:455,773,85521,925
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Iwashita (16) may also be a first name.

Iwashita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwashita occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwashita? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,362nd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 187,630 people. The surname Iwashita occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Iwashita reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Iwashita is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 16 people.

The surname Iwashita is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 38,059 people, or 1 in 3,359. In Japan Iwashita is most prevalent in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Other than Japan it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Iwashita Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Iwashita are 30.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Iwashita earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 34.82% more than the national average, earning $58,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.4% more than the national average, earning $66,279 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iwasita9347/
Iwashshita891/
Ivashita8810/
Ywashita882/
Iwasuita881/
Uwashita881/
Iwassita881/
Ivasita8015/
Ibasita803/
Ivashuta7599/
Ivachita752/
Ivasitay751/
Ivasoitay7135/
Ibaseta67233/
Ivaseta6727/
Yvasita679/
Ibazita672/
Ivasuta672/
Evasita671/

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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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  • 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 Iwashita
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