Arasawa Surname

230,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Arasawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arasawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,7381:73,5585,112
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Arasawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arasawa is most common in Japan. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arasawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 230,013th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. The last name Arasawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Arasawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Arasawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 1,738 people, or 1 in 73,558. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan Arasawa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Arasawa Last Name Statistics demography

Arasawa earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 112.44% more than the national average, earning $91,667 USD per year.

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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 Arasawa
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