Iwate Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Iwate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 283 | 1:451,747 | 13,740 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iwate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwate Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iwate (Arabic: إيواته) is found most frequently in Japan. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Iwate click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwate? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 895,817th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Iwate live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 451,747. In Japan it is most common in: Wakayama Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Gifu Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Miyagi Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Other than Japan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iwate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iwate in the Arabic language | ||
| إيواته | aywath | - |
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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 Iwate
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