Hishisawa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hishisawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hishisawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Hishisawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hishisawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hishisawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hishisawa is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hishisawa live; 86 percent live in East Asia and 86 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Hishisawa is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 21,307,382. In Japan Hishisawa is most numerous in: Yamanashi Prefecture, where 67 percent are found, Tochigi Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishisawa9411/
Hishizawa894/
Hishicawa891/
Ishizawa8224,592/
Ichisawa821,276/
Ushisawa82516/
Ishicawa8211/
Yshisawa824/
Chaisisawat804/
Ioshizawa786/
Yoshisawa783/
Isesawa7569/
Isicawa759/
Ishicava7151/
Ushizawa7124/
Ishizava7123/
Ychisawa7114/
Yshicawa711/
Yshizawa711/
Chaisisavad701/
Issizaiwa671/
Chaiseesawat671/
Yoshesawa671/

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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 Hishisawa
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