Morisawa Surname

123,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Morisawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morisawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,4911:36,6213,344
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Morisawa Last Name Facts

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

Morisawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Morisawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morisawa? popularity and diffusion

Morisawa is the 123,864th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,978,698 people. The last name Morisawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Morisawa reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Morisawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 3,491 people, or 1 in 36,621. In Japan Morisawa is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found, Kōchi Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Morisawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morisawa last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morisawa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.62% more than the national average, earning $56,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.27% more than the national average, earning $62,236 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morissawa949/
Morrisawa942/
Morishawa941/
Marisawa8888/
Morizawa8840/
Moricawa8825/
Morisava885/
Morisaeva824/
Morisabhai781/
Marusawa75874/
Morisova7528/
Marisawo759/
Murisaba751/
Murisawo751/
Moraisabhai741/
Marisaeva7115/
Morrisova715/
Marissaba711/
Moritsova711/
Moriseeva711/

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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
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  • 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 Morisawa
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