Kawasawa Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawasawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawasawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1301:983,41819,913
United States201:18,122,947588,089

Kawasawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawasawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawasawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kawasawa is the 1,434,893rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Kawasawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Kawasawa reside; 87 percent reside in East Asia and 87 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Kawasawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 983,418. In Japan Kawasawa is most common in: Kōchi Prefecture, where 75 percent live, Mie Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Tokushima Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Outside of Japan Kawasawa exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live.

Kawasawa Last Name Statistics demography

Kawasawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keawassawa891/
Keawatsawa891/
Kabasawa883,878/
Kaibasawa82116/
Kavatsawa821/
Khewahsawa781/
Kabasawo755/
Kabasaba751/
Kawazabah711/
Kabasaaba711/
Kabashaba711/
Kabashawo711/

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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 Kawasawa
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