Kosawa Surname
Approximately 4,618 people bear this surname
Kosawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4,570 | 1:27,975 | 2,824 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kosawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kosawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kosawa (Oriya: େକାସୱା) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kosawa is the 102,103rd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,578,074 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kosawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
It is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 4,570 people, or 1 in 27,975. In Japan Kosawa is primarily concentrated in: Chiba Prefecture, where 62 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kosawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kosawa in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାସୱା | ekasawa | - |
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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 Kosawa
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