Minamisawa Surname
Approximately 5,435 people bear this surname
Minamisawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5,405 | 1:23,653 | 2,526 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Minamisawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minamisawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Minamisawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minamisawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 88,376th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,340,855 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Minamisawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Minamisawa is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 5,405 people, or 1 in 23,653. In Japan Minamisawa is most prevalent in: Nagano Prefecture, where 33 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Not including Japan Minamisawa occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minamissawa | 95 | 5 | / |
| Minamisaiwai | 91 | 4 | / |
| Minamizawa | 90 | 95 | / |
| Minamisava | 90 | 6 | / |
| Minamisaua | 90 | 2 | / |
| Minamisa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Minamise | 78 | 71 | / |
| Minamiso | 78 | 49 | / |
| Minamsah | 78 | 4 | / |
| Manamisah | 74 | 153 | / |
| Minami-So | 74 | 25 | / |
| Munamisah | 74 | 13 | / |
| Mainamusa | 74 | 2 | / |
| Mnyamuswa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Manamisoa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Manyamisa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Manamsa | 71 | 66 | / |
| Minmusa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mnamisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mnamaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manamis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mnyamis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menamsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minmiss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Minami-Sei | 70 | 31 | / |
| Maina Musa | 70 | 6 | / |
| Mwinyamisi | 70 | 5 | / |
| Manahmasa Wai | 70 | 1 | / |
| Maina-Musa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mnyamisi | 67 | 1,303 | / |
| Manamasa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Monamisi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Muinyamiese | 67 | 27 | / |
| Manamosa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muiniamiese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwinyiamisi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mnyamisy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Minms | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwanamis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mynameis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mianamus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menamassaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manawamisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manmusaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manumisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monyamis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moyanamisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munammis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mainamso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwinemwisya | 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 Minamisawa
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