Iwaya Surname
Approximately 3,108 people bear this surname
Iwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,751 | 1:46,472 | 3,860 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Peru | 21 | 1:1,513,530 | 22,524 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Iwaya (10) may also be a first name.
Iwaya Demographics
Average Iwaya Salary in
United States
$37,469 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Iwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Iwaya is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iwaya? popularity and diffusion
Iwaya is the 143,078th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,344,770 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Iwaya reside; 89 percent reside in East Asia and 89 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
The last name Iwaya is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 2,751 people, or 1 in 46,472. In Japan it is most common in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 22 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Japan Iwaya exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Iwaya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Iwaya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Iwaya earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 50.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,515 per year and in United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.
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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 Iwaya
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