Busawa Surname

364,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Busawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Busawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9761:130,9887,041
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Busawa Last Name Facts

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

Busawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Busawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Busawa is the 364,583rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,361,157 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Busawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 976 people, or 1 in 130,988. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 21 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Beside Japan it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Busawah92190/
Busaway927/
Butsawa926/
Bussawa921/
Bushaway86140/
Bousawai865/
Butsawai862/
Boussawa862/
Bussawah862/
Bhusawai861/
Butsawat861/
Bosawa831,298/
Busaba83496/
Busowa8363/
Buzawa8325/
Busawi8316/
Busava8312/
Bujawa838/
Busewa834/
Bucawa832/
Busawe832/
Busawo831/
Buttsawai801/
Burzawa771,359/
Bussaba77206/
Busaeva77153/
Bousaba7752/
Bosawai7735/
Bushaba7723/
Busabah7710/
Bucaywa778/
Bushewa778/
Butsava772/
Bushava772/
Buchawa771/
Busoswa771/
Busawer771/
Bisahwa771/
Bhujawa771/
Busuiwa771/
Busabaa771/
Boosawa771/
Bossawa771/
Bushawo771/
Boudsawath751/
Boushaba717,988/
Boussaba711,354/
Bushaeva71377/
Bousahba7119/
Bousabaa7113/
Bushhewa7113/
Bousabha715/
Bousabah713/
Bousaaba713/
Bhusavad712/
Boshaway712/
Bhusavat712/
Bushavah711/
Boujawad711/
Bouzgawa711/
Boussawe711/
Bousouwa711/
Bousavat711/
Busaivap711/
Busabhai711/
Buchaway710/
Busova671,451/
Buseva67230/
Bosowa6766/
Buzowa6748/
Busabi6724/
Boussabah6723/
Bosawe6722/
Buzaba6713/
Boussahba6712/
Bucowa6711/
Bozawa678/
Busabo677/
Bousshaba677/
Busabe677/
Busave675/
Bousahaba674/
Boussabaa673/
Boussabha672/
Bushavaha671/
Bouchahwa671/

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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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  • 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 Busawa
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