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
Kosawa (Oriya: େକାସୱା) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kosawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 102,103rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,578,074 people. Kosawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kosawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 4,570 people, or 1 in 27,975. In Japan Kosawa is most common in: Chiba Prefecture, where 62 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Other than Japan it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
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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