Hamasato Surname

320,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hamasato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamasato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,1541:110,7846,418
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Hamasato Last Name Facts

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

Hamasato is found most in Japan. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Hamasato click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamasato? popularity and diffusion

It is the 320,056th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,239,337 people. Hamasato occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hamasato live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 1,154 people, or 1 in 110,784. In Japan Hamasato is primarily concentrated in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 27 percent reside, Okinawa Prefecture, where 26 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Japan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Hamasato
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