Nishisawa Surname
Approximately 39,661 people bear this surname
Nishisawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 39,631 | 1:3,226 | 542 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Nishisawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishisawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nishisawa is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishisawa? popularity and diffusion
Nishisawa is the 14,052nd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 183,746 people. The last name Nishisawa is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishisawa reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
Nishisawa is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 39,631 people, or 1 in 3,226. In Japan it is most common in: Nagano Prefecture, where 26 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found and Shiga Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Barring Japan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Nishisawa
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