Miwa Surname

100,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Miwa Surname User-submission:

Miwa (三輪) is a Japanese surname whose characters translate to 'three wheels' or 'three rings'.

Miwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,5561:50,0174,017
Brazil6551:326,83112,588
United States3731:971,74072,180
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Papua New Guinea1401:58,2417,447
Tanzania1181:448,65831,304
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Canada501:736,91258,785
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guam11:160,1214,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Miwa (18,443) may also be a first name.

Miwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Miwa (三輪) is a Japanese surname whose characters translate to 'three wheels' or 'three rings'.

- miwasatoshi

Miwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miwa (Arabic: ميوه, Oriya: େମୱା) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 100,453rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,549,882 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Miwa reside; 54 percent reside in East Asia and 54 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Miwa is also the 40,118th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 18,443 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 2,556 people, or 1 in 50,017. In Japan Miwa is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 34 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Miwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Miwa are 18.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Miwa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $47,565 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maiwa891,578/
Miwwa89642/
Meiwa89291/
Mmiwa89187/
Moiwa89173/
Muiwa89166/
Mihwa8940/
Miwah8935/
Miwai8935/
Miwea8921/
Miway8920/
Mhiwa8915/
Miw'a894/
Miwaa892/
Miwad892/
Miwha891/
Miewa891/
Miwua891/
Miwoa891/
Maiwat80540/
Maiwai80210/
Maiway8050/
Moiwai8041/
Meiway8021/
Mieway8021/
Miswea8021/
Meiwai8020/
Moiwah8018/
Maihwa8016/
Maiwah8015/
Mihwah8015/
Meiwah804/
Misswa804/
Mmeiwa804/
Miszwa804/
Moiwad804/
Mhihwa802/
Meihwa802/
Miewah802/
Miwhas802/
Maiwua802/
Miswat802/
Miswha801/
Mhaiwa801/
Meiwea801/
Maaiwa801/
Mihwai801/
Muiwah801/
Miways801/
Muiw'a801/
Mijwat801/
Mewa752,943/
Muwa752,571/
Miva751,102/
Miba75547/
Miwi7553/
Miwo7533/
Miwe7517/
Mywa759/
Missway7389/
Mishwat733/
Mahaiwa732/
Maiwath731/
Muhijwa731/
Miwuoha731/
Moiba675,006/
Maiba674,800/
Muiba671,821/
Mewah671,071/
Maiva671,010/
Mhewa67636/
Maywa67628/
Muiva67576/
Myway67491/
Moiwo67470/
Mhuwa67453/
Mmewa67362/
Mhiba67303/
Mibai67302/
Mewha67218/
Maiwe67218/
Muwah67188/
Muway67161/
Maiwo67157/
Miova6798/
Muewa6791/
Meawa6780/
Mieva6764/
Miwou6764/
Muwau6755/
Meiba6750/
Misva6747/
Muwai6739/
Mibha6728/
Meuwa6722/
Meway6721/
Mewai6720/
Maiua6717/
Moiua6717/
Mivai6715/
Meiva6713/
Mewea6713/
Muhwa6711/
Mehwa6711/
Moiva6711/
Majwa6711/
Meywa679/
Misua678/
Mihua677/
Mitva676/
Moiwe676/
Mivay676/
Mivad675/
Muiwo675/
Miewe675/
Maiwi674/
Mivaj674/
Mywea673/
Meiua673/
Meiwo673/
Mibay673/
Meewa673/
Mgiva673/
Muwha672/
Mivas672/
Muwwa672/
Muuwa672/
Mujwa672/
Miwei672/
Moywa672/
Mijva671/
Mijwaadh671/
Mivau671/
Mivha671/
Mibaj671/
Muwua671/
Mibau671/
Mahaiwai671/
Mewaa671/
Mewoa671/
Mewua671/
Moiwi671/
Miswahii671/
Mivah671/
Miwoh671/
Muwaa671/
Mywai671/
Mgiwi671/
Mewau671/
Mmuwa671/
Mmiba671/
Mijua671/

Miwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miwa in the Oriya language
େମୱାemawa-
Miwa in the Arabic language
ميوهmywh-

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