Nakasawa Surname

189,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nakasawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakasawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,0911:61,1404,575
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Zambia231:689,12726,212
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Nakasawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakasawa is found most in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakasawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakasawa is the 189,068th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,260,647 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Nakasawa are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Nakasawa is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 2,091 people, or 1 in 61,140. In Japan it is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent are found, Ibaraki Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Yamanashi Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it 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.

Nakasawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nakasawa are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Nakasawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $36,712 USD per year.

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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 Nakasawa
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