Nagasawa Surname

7,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nagasawa Surname User-submission:

The Nagasawa surname means 'long mountain stream'. Their ancestors might have lived near a long stream.

Nagasawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan73,5611:1,738317
United States5171:701,08155,448
Brazil3981:537,87520,154
Thailand841:840,933134,389
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France51:13,284,544357,392
England41:13,929,515290,718
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nagasawa (21) may also be a first name.

Nagasawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nagasawa surname means 'long mountain stream'. Their ancestors might have lived near a long stream.

- taiko

Nagasawa Last Name Facts

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

Nagasawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagasawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nagasawa is the 7,596th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 97,597 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nagasawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Nagasawa is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 21 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 73,561 people, or 1 in 1,738. In Japan Nagasawa is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Japan it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Nagasawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nagasawa are 17.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.49% registered with the party.

The amount Nagasawa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,788 CAD per year.

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