Nagawara Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nagawara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nagawara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan611:2,095,80828,388
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nagawara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nagawara is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagawara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Nagawara live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 2,095,808. In Japan Nagawara is most common in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 69 percent live, Niigata Prefecture, where 23 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Apart from Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nagaswarau891/
Nagavara8825/
Nagawaro889/
Nagavajra824/
Nagabhaira785/
Nagaswarri781/
Nagavari758/
Nagavare756/
Nagabare756/
Nagabaro751/
Nagaishwari741/
Nagaveera712/
Nagabhari712/
Nogobarra591/
Negovora50739/
Nogovera501/

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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 Nagawara
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