Kuwase Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Kuwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kuwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuwase is found most frequently in Japan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwase? popularity and diffusion
Kuwase is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kuwase reside; 86 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Kuwase is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 7,102,461. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Kōchi Prefecture, where 78 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 6 percent reside and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Besides Japan it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Kuwase
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