Kawazu Surname

30,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan17,3921:7,3511,088
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kawazu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawazu occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawazu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kawazu is the 30,609th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 417,816 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kawazu are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Kawazu is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 17,392 people, or 1 in 7,351. In Japan it is mostly found in: Ōita Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kawazu Last Name Statistics demography

Kawazu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawasu8353/
Kavazu836/
Kawacu831/
Kawazoe7719,217/
Kawatsu7762/
Kaswasu774/
Kahwezu773/
Kawuizu771/
Kawaisu771/
Kawajut771/
Khabazou711/
Kawahatsu6775/
Kavasu6719/
Kawesu674/
Kowasu672/
Kavacu671/

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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 Kawazu
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