Kanasawa Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Kanasawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanasawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanasawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanasawa occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanasawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanasawa is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Kanasawa live; 74 percent live in South America and 65 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Kanasawa is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 10,703,717. In Brazil Kanasawa is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 95 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 5 percent live. Apart from Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 23 percent live and Paraguay, where 6 percent live.

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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 Kanasawa
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