Furusawa Surname

13,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Furusawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furusawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan41,0101:3,117529
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Furusawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furusawa is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Furusawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,515th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 176,326 people. The surname Furusawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Furusawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 41,010 people, or 1 in 3,117. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Beside Japan this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Furusawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Furusawa are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Furusawa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $49,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning $41,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furussawa944/
Furuzawa88267/
Furusava8810/
Furucawa882/
Furuzava7518/
Furucava758/
Furusova752/
Firisawa751/
Furousatvat747/
Furisova633/
Firusova631/
Furosova631/
Furoshova591/
Furisová5021/
Firuzova509/
Furiceva505/
Firisova505/
Forosova502/

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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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  • 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 Furusawa
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