Koiwa Surname

59,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Koiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8,2951:15,4121,890
Papua New Guinea1441:56,6237,213
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Koiwa (128) may also be a first name.

Koiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koiwa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 59,398th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 857,661 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Koiwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Koiwa is also the 821,896th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 128 people.

The last name Koiwa is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 8,295 people, or 1 in 15,412. In Japan it is primarily found in: Iwate Prefecture, where 23 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside and Miyagi Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Koiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Koiwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.09% less than the national average, earning $29,735 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koiwai913,664/
Koiwah9111/
Koiawa914/
Khoiwa912/
Kojiwa911/
Kowa8921,734/
Kiwa894,237/
Koishwa83104/
Kojiwat837/
Khowa803,018/
Koowa801,632/
Kaiwa801,181/
Kiwai80466/
Keiwa80382/
Khiwa80370/
Kowai80345/
Kouwa80284/
Kowah80276/
Kuiwa80175/
Kiwah8068/
Koiva8046/
Kiwau8037/
Kowea8026/
Koway8024/
Kowaś8018/
Kiewa8015/
Kijwa808/
Kihwa805/
Kiway805/
Kowau804/
Kowha803/
Kohwa803/
Kiwwa803/
Kiwaa802/
Koywa802/
Kowaa802/
Kowaj802/
Kiwua801/
Kiwaś801/
Koiwe801/
Koiwo801/
Kojwa801/
Kuowa801/
Kować801/
Kowoa801/
Kowua801/
Kayowa739,538/
Kayiwa735,857/
Keiwua731,951/
Kowaas731,244/
Kajiwa731,244/
Kaiwai73615/
Kowasz73272/
Kiyawa73268/
Kiwacz73254/
Khaiwa73211/
Khiewa73122/
Kuiawa73113/
Kajowa73104/
Koiava7396/
Koyawa7396/
Kaiway7379/
Kowatz7371/
Kohwai7370/
Kijjwa7356/
Koieba7337/
Khowai7330/
Kijawa7329/
Kejiwa7327/
Kijewa7326/
Kiyowa7323/
Kieway7322/
Kowaup7320/
Koyowa7320/
Kiwaha7316/
Kaiewa7316/
Kiweha7314/
Keiway7314/
Koiwuo7314/
Kuowah7313/
Kaiswa7312/
Kaihwa7311/
Kaiwah7311/
Koswat7310/
Khouwa739/
Khowaj739/
Kyowua739/
Koowua739/
Kuiwai739/
Khowah737/
Kuiswa737/
Koiwou737/
Kiwatt737/
Koiwue736/
Kiwasz735/
Kouwai735/
Kijwas735/
Kiswas734/
Kgojwa734/
Kouwah733/
Kojawa733/
Kaiuwa733/
Keihwa733/
Kowatt732/
Koweah732/
Kouway732/
Koyewa732/
Kojowa732/
Kouewa732/
Koieva731/
Keiowa731/
Khojwa731/
Kihway731/
Koiavo731/
Kowahh731/
Kujowa731/
Koiwoh731/
Kowuay731/
Koiwod731/
Kooway731/
Keiwah731/
Kaiwau731/
Koiwoo731/
Koivah731/
Keiwai731/
Khiwah731/
Kkoowa731/
Kiwaat731/
Kiwach731/
Koowwa731/
Koivat731/
Koiwei731/
Kojiva731/
Koiave731/
Koibau731/
Kuyowa731/
Kowhad731/
Koszwa731/
Kouwoa731/
Kiewai731/
Kheiwa731/
Coiawa731/
Kowwat731/
Khiwaz731/
Coiway730/
Kawa6742,982/
Kewa677,676/
Kiwo676,830/
Kowe676,683/
Kova675,494/
Kowi674,307/
Kiva673,200/
Kovi672,858/
Kiwe672,197/
Kowo672,016/
Kiwi67839/
Kayivwa67662/
Cowa67412/
Kaiuway67287/
Kiyawat6788/
Khouwah6776/
Kiwy6749/
Kowasch6746/
Kywa6730/
Kaiowai6727/
Kaiwhea6724/
Khowais6722/
Khowaid6719/
Kayouwa6718/
Qowa6717/
Khojwai6710/
Kowé6710/
Khiswah679/
Kihwaja679/
Kowy678/
Koiwooe678/
Kheiwah676/
Kouwaya676/
Kajiwat674/
Koiahva673/
Koieeba673/
Kiwaaye673/
Qiwa673/
Kowj672/
Kijjewa672/
Khayiwa672/
Khowwat672/
Kiswaha671/
Keiwatt671/
Kaiswas671/
Kaiywas671/
Khijwai671/
Kgouwah671/
Khaiwad671/
Kohieva671/
Koiahba671/
Kowatph671/
Kuishwa671/
Koisuah671/
Kaieway671/
Kissway671/
Khoibay671/
Khouwas671/
Khowast671/
Khowiea671/
Kabaowa671/
Kiwahas671/
Kowascz671/
Kaiwatt671/
Khoewga671/
Khoiuas671/
Khaiwah671/
Khiewai671/
Koyiova670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koiwa
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