Aosawa Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Aosawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aosawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4321:295,93611,072
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Aosawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aosawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aosawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aosawa is the 683,026th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Aosawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 295,936. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 19 percent reside, Akita Prefecture, where 17 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aosawat921/
Aoysawat8650/
Aoisawat8650/
Aosawaat861/
Aozawa832/
Aoisahwat801/
Gaosawi771/
Oiusawat711/
Aochawat711/
Aoushawy711/
Aosave6721/
Aosabi674/
Oiusahwat672/
Aosewo671/
Hoadsawat671/
Oatsawach671/
Oajowa671/

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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 Aosawa
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