Kurisawa Surname
Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname
Kurisawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,149 | 1:111,266 | 6,438 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kurisawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurisawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurisawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurisawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kurisawa is the 324,001st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,336,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kurisawa reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 1,149 people, or 1 in 111,266. In Japan it is most common in: Iwate Prefecture, where 19 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 17 percent live and Nagano Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Aside from Japan this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirisawa | 88 | 1,554 | / |
| Kuresawa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kuresawat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khorisawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Koresawa | 75 | 780 | / |
| Kuriseva | 75 | 64 | / |
| Kurisova | 75 | 58 | / |
| Kirizawa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Kurezawa | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kurishova | 71 | 32 | / |
| Koressawa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kuraisova | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kurisheva | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kureisabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurisiave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kureshaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuritsova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurischeva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kuraisheva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kurushaeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuryschewa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kurisawa
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