Miyazawa Surname

8,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Miyazawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miyazawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan69,0621:1,851335
Brazil2301:930,75833,259
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
China71:195,331,65210,124
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England41:13,929,515290,718
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

Miyazawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miyazawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miyazawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,160th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 104,533 people. The last name Miyazawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Miyazawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

Miyazawa is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 69,062 people, or 1 in 1,851. In Japan it is most frequent in: Nagano Prefecture, where 25 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Beside Japan this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Miyazawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Miyazawa surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Miyazawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 66.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,534 per year and in United States they earn 19.71% more than the national average, earning $51,652 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miyasawa8878/
Miyacawa881/
Miyadzava826/
Miyachawa824/
Maezawa804,280/
Maizawa8048/
Miyosawa7586/
Miyasava756/
Miyazova754/
Maidzawa751/
Mayezawa751/
Miyasawi751/
Maidjaawa711/
Meisawa67346/
Maijawa67126/
Maisawa6774/
Mouzawa6720/
Maujawa6713/
Miezava678/
Maizawo671/
Meuzawa671/

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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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  • 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 Miyazawa
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