Misawa Surname

16,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Misawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan33,8701:3,775631
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Thailand1021:692,533115,267
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Misawa (72) may also be a first name.

Misawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Misawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Misawa is found most in Japan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Misawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,126th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 210,934 people. The last name Misawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Misawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Misawa is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.

The last name Misawa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 33,870 people, or 1 in 3,775. In Japan Misawa is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent reside, Nagano Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Misawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Misawa are 14.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68% being registered with the party.

The amount Misawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $41,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 88.33% more than the national average, earning $93,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meisawa92346/
Missawa92128/
Maisawa9274/
Misawat9242/
Misawah921/
Misaiwa921/
Maisawat8647/
Misiawai868/
Maisawad866/
Misahwat866/
Maissawa865/
Maisawas864/
Maishawa861/
Musawa833,682/
Mesawa83811/
Misaba83152/
Misowa83123/
Mizawa8352/
Misawi8317/
Misava8314/
Misawo8310/
Misewa836/
Misawe832/
Micawa831/
Maisahwat802/
Mhaisawad801/
Maishaawa801/
Musaiwa77989/
Mushawa77251/
Mishawi77139/
Maisaba77131/
Maijawa77126/
Musawah7752/
Maizawa7748/
Misavah7747/
Misaeva7740/
Missawi7718/
Mesawat7714/
Musaewa7712/
Midjawa7712/
Misjawi779/
Missaba778/
Moisawi775/
Musawau775/
Mesawad775/
Musawwa774/
Meesawa774/
Musaawa773/
Mizgawa772/
Mishaba772/
Miziawa772/
Maisewa772/
Musahwa771/
Musawai771/
Misauwi771/
Misawei771/
Maisowa771/
Metsawa771/
Misiava771/
Missawe771/
Missawo771/
Misaiwe771/
Mishowa771/
Mishawe771/
Migiawa771/
Maisawo771/
Meesawat71328/
Mishaeva71251/
Misayhua7160/
Meesawad7160/
Maissaba7139/
Maidjawa7121/
Misabhai7120/
Mussahwa7120/
Moiseewa7115/
Mushaway7110/
Meesawas7110/
Maishawo715/
Misavaha714/
Messawah714/
Mihshawi714/
Misahavi713/
Moissaba713/
Missaeva712/
Mishhawi712/
Maisabai712/
Mierzawa712/
Maisavad711/
Maisaeva711/
Mishavaa711/
Musahawa711/
Musaihwa711/
Musaijwa711/
Muishaba711/
Maitsava711/
Maishaba711/
Maisouwa711/
Midjawat711/
Midsawit711/
Mirzaway711/
Mishajwe711/
Misaweye711/
Mysawath711/
Misavath711/
Mirzawah711/
Mesawasd711/
Maisabah711/
Musshawa710/
Musawo673,129/
Mizowa672,840/
Musowa671,922/
Musava67566/
Mizaba67425/
Musewa67257/
Muzawa67226/
Misabi6768/
Miseva6760/
Misova6757/
Misabe6722/
Mesaba6721/
Mhaisavad6720/
Misabo6716/
Mesava6712/
Misewo6712/
Micewa674/
Mesawy674/
Meesawaay674/
Meesawasd674/
Misoba673/
Mizava673/
Mijava673/
Maissouwa672/
Misave672/
Mesawi672/
Misavo672/
Maishavad671/
Mesewa671/
Mizawo671/
Mezawa671/
Maisabhai671/
Maissaabe671/
Maidjaawa671/
Mijawo671/
Misowe671/
Misavi671/
Mizawe671/
Mesawe671/
Mesowa671/
Mysowa671/
Mixawy671/
Metsawaht671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Misawa
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