Kanazashi Surname
Approximately 5,118 people bear this surname
Kanazashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5,115 | 1:24,994 | 2,624 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Kanazashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanazashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanazashi is most common in Japan. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanazashi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 93,258th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,423,905 people. The surname Kanazashi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanazashi reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 5,115 people, or 1 in 24,994. In Japan it is primarily found in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 51 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 21 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside. Other than Japan this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanasashi | 89 | 32 | / |
| Kanezashi | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kanadzashe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Khanashashi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanesashi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kanasachi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khanazazi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanashazi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khanasachi | 74 | 4 | / |
| Kanadzache | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanodzache | 63 | 6 | / |
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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 Kanazashi
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