Karakisawa Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Karakisawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karakisawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan541:2,367,48729,899
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karakisawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karakisawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karakisawa? popularity and diffusion

Karakisawa is the 2,605,694th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Karakisawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Karakisawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 2,367,487. In Japan Karakisawa is primarily concentrated in: Nagano Prefecture, where 94 percent reside, Gunma Prefecture, where 2 percent reside and Niigata Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Not including Japan it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 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 Karakisawa
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