Desawa Surname
Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname
Desawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,259 | 1:101,544 | 6,104 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Desawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Desawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 299,736th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,742,747 people. Desawa is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Desawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Desawa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 1,259 people, or 1 in 101,544. In Japan Desawa is most prevalent in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 27 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 21 percent are found and Nagano Prefecture, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Desawa
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