Iwato Surname

158,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,6701:47,8823,913
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Iwato (20) may also be a first name.

Iwato Last Name Facts

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

Iwato is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwato? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,392nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,642,330 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Iwato live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Iwato is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 2,670 people, or 1 in 47,882. In Japan Iwato is most numerous in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Iwato Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iwato surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Iwato earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ijwato916/
Hiwato911/
Jiwato911/
Giwato911/
Iwatou911/
Iwatto911/
Iwaytou831/
Iwata80158,837/
Ewato8079/
Ivato8072/
Iwoto8014/
Aiwathou773/
Ojwato731,290/
Ibatou7335/
Ajwato7316/
Iwatha738/
Aibato738/
Aiwata737/
Jiwata735/
Ibatho732/
Iwatta732/
Jivato732/
Hiwata731/
Jibato731/
Yibato731/
Ejwato731/
Hewato731/
Ewgato731/
Gewato731/
Iwahata6730/
Jivatod6719/
Ojwatto6710/
Aibatou678/
Hibatou674/
Hiwatha672/
Jisuato671/
Isswata671/
Jivatoi671/

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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 Iwato
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