Iijima is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Iijima
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Iijima

How popular is Iijima?

Iijima is common in Japan.

Iijima is ranked 7702 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Iijima bearers increased by 1.136364 per cent in 2010 US census to 178 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5214 spots and ranked at 101247. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
88.76 88.64
Others 6.74 6.82
White 3.93 4.55
Iijima is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 70320 people have been found who wears Iijima as their family name. Iijima is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,438 China5
720,003 Russia4
2,720 South Korea3
661,536 Indonesia3
131,225 Spain2
1,333 Guam2
118,441 Germany2
219,873 France2
9,185 Hong Kong2
62,864 New Zealand1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
53,505 Turkey1
66,560 Philippines1
165,773 Belarus1
25,721 Egypt1
20,172 Hungary1
31,207 Ireland1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
17,575 Kuwait1
37,493 Austria1
118,015 Netherlands1
17,768 Pakistan1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
9,620 Singapore30
107,506 England27
116,847 Canada21
120,934 Australia11
Countries with hundreds of Iijima:
14,022 Mexico288
47,291 Brazil223
102,747 United States218
Countries with ten thousands of Iijima:
267 Japan69,418
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Iijima Namesakes

  • Ai Iijima, Writer
  • Akane Iijima, Professional golfer
  • Akari Iijima, Film actress
  • Kumiko Iijima, Tennis Player
  • Kumiko Iijima, Tennis Player
  • Kōichi Iijima, Poet
  • Hajime Iijima, Voice actor
  • Ayako Iijima, Actress
  • Kumiko Iijima, Tennis Player
  • Kōichi Iijima, Poet
  • In 2001 action and crime flick, Silk & Steel, Miyuki Iijima played Rin.
  • In 2012, Hideyuki Iijima portrayed the role of N in sport flick Heart Beat.
  • Shuna Iijima, from 2015 crime, drama film Ken to Kazu, who characterized the Saki Ichijou.
  • In 2011, Sachiko Iijima characterized the role of N in drama, thriller film Sensei wo ryûzan saseru-kai.
  • Kurara Iijima portrayed the key character of N in 2009 0 flick Yatai no onêsan: Tabegoro na monojiri.

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