Niwata Surname

188,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Niwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,2271:57,4074,390
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Niwata (10) may also be a first name.

Niwata Last Name Facts

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

Niwata is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niwata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niwata is the 188,561st most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,250,467 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Niwata live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Niwata is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name Niwata is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 2,227 people, or 1 in 57,407. In Japan Niwata is primarily concentrated in: Aomori Prefecture, where 23 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live. Not including Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Niwata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niwata last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Niwata earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning $57,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiwata9222/
Niwate83502/
Niwati83320/
Nivata8320/
Newata8313/
Niwato8310/
Niwaty837/
Nuwata831/
Niweatuha802/
Nievata77359/
Najwata7714/
Niwaate775/
Nibatai775/
Nuwatha771/
Newuata771/
Newatai771/
Niwathe771/
Nibhata771/
Nibatta771/
Nehwata771/
Gniwotta7125/
Ngoiwati714/
Noiwathi714/
Nivahtay711/
Nuwattha711/
Nuwataha711/
Nnievata711/
Naivatai711/
Naiwatty711/
Nivate674,291/
Nivati6775/
Newati6757/
Neweta6749/
Nevata6719/
Nebata6719/
Nibate6717/
Nuweta678/
Newate673/
Nuwato671/
Nivato671/
Newato671/
Noiwathee671/

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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 Niwata
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis