Toraiwa Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Guam

Toraiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Toraiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4161:307,31811,269
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guam11:160,1214,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Toraiwa Last Name Facts

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

Toraiwa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Toraiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Toraiwa? popularity and diffusion

Toraiwa is the 674,066th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Toraiwa are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Toraiwa is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 307,318. In Japan Toraiwa is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 35 percent live, Miyagi Prefecture, where 30 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Not including Japan it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Toraiwa
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