Iwayama Surname

94,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Iwayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iwayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,9591:25,7802,678
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iwayama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iwayama is most common in Japan. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iwayama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iwayama is the 94,249th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,441,366 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Iwayama are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Iwayama is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 4,959 people, or 1 in 25,780. In Japan Iwayama is primarily found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Besides Japan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Iwayama Last Name Statistics demography

Iwayama earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ivayamah801/
Hibayama801/
Iweama7736/
Iwayemi711,041/
Ebiyama7159/
Iwajoma7114/
Iwayomo715/
Iwajamo712/
Evayama711/
Hebiyama6753/
Hibayamo673/
Iwame671/
Hivayamo671/
Ijbayima671/
Iwayemiy671/

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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 Iwayama
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