Dosawa Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dosawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dosawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5421:235,8759,802
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585

Dosawa (22) may also be a first name.

Dosawa Last Name Facts

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

Dosawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dosawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dosawa? popularity and diffusion

Dosawa is the 530,954th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,966,414 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Dosawa are found; 89 percent are found in East Asia and 89 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Dosawa is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 22 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 542 people, or 1 in 235,875. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 38 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dossawa922/
Desawa831,269/
Dasawa8349/
Dosewa831/
Dosava831/
Dozawa831/
Dosaeva771,310/
Dusoswa7761/
Dassawa779/
Dosabai777/
Dasaway773/
Dosaiba772/
Dasawat772/
Dossewa771/
Dousowa771/
Douzawa771/
Deesawa771/
Dosabhai7137/
Doshaeva7125/
Deesawai719/
Dossaeva716/
Dasawath713/
Dhasawat711/
Deesawah711/
Dosabhay711/
Dosova673,993/
Doseva67730/
Dasaba6781/
Dusava6770/
Dosabo6741/
Dojava6717/
Desava6714/
Dazawa678/
Desewa677/
Dezawa674/
Dasewa674/
Dazowa674/
Dusaba673/
Doussouwa672/
Dosavi672/
Dosabi672/
Desowa671/
Dasowa671/
Dhussawat671/
Dajawa671/
Daschaewa671/
Desawo671/
Dosowe671/
Doshahbay671/
Daessaway670/

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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 Dosawa
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