Nishizawa Surname

27,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishizawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishizawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan19,0391:6,7151,013
Brazil2391:895,70932,172
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Mexico1161:1,070,05313,627
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Peru351:908,11818,273
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Guam81:20,0153,029
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China51:273,464,31313,838
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Nishizawa Last Name Facts

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

Nishizawa is found most frequently in Japan. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishizawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,036th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 366,817 people. The surname Nishizawa is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nishizawa are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

Nishizawa is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 19,039 people, or 1 in 6,715. In Japan it is most common in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 19 percent reside, Nagano Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Japan this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nishizawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nishizawa are 23.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nishizawa earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,678 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.19% less than the national average, earning $40,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishizaawa951/
Nishizawua951/
Nisizawa949/
Nishisawa8939,661/
Nishicawa893/
Nishizava892/
Neshizawa891/
Nishizowa891/
Nishicava7813/
Nichisawa781/
Nisizahua781/
Nishicahua741/
Nicizava711/
Nizizahua672/
Nicisahua561/
Nisisahua561/
Nisicahua561/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nishizawa
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