Minamizawa Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Minamizawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Minamizawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minamizawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Minamizawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Minamizawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,907,068th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Minamizawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Minamizawa live; 53 percent live in East Asia and 53 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 2,556,886. In Japan Minamizawa is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 96 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 35 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minamisawa | 90 | 5,435 | / |
| Manamizawa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Minamisaiwai | 82 | 4 | / |
| Minamisava | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwanamoiza | 70 | 322 | / |
| Mwanamwiza | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mwanamwoiza | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mwanamuyiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanamoyiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munamwaze | 63 | 29 | / |
| Mwanamize | 63 | 10 | / |
| Mwinamuzi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mwanamuza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwanmoiza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwanamwazi | 60 | 103 | / |
| Mwanamwoza | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mwanamweza | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mwanamuzya | 60 | 1 | / |
| Munywamaizi | 57 | 20 | / |
| Mwana Mwazi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Manmuzza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mwine Mwazya | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mnyamwezi | 53 | 160 | / |
| Mwanamoze | 53 | 5 | / |
| Mwanamuazi | 50 | 96 | / |
| Mwanyamazi | 50 | 8 | / |
| Mwinyimzee | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mwanamooze | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mwanamwezi | 50 | 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 Minamizawa
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