Nizawa Surname

165,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nizawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nizawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,6011:49,1523,977
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nizawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nizawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nizawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 165,618th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,786,824 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nizawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 2,601 people, or 1 in 49,152. In Japan it is mostly found in: Niigata Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside. Beside Japan Nizawa occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nishzawa862/
Nuzawa832/
Nisawa831/
Nizaba831/
Nijawa831/
Nizaeva77930/
Nissawa777/
Nishawa772/
Nizawei771/
Nitzava771/
Ngezawa771/
Naisawa771/
Noisawat71368/
Nizovaya71176/
Nizhaeva7121/
Noisawad715/
Nitjawat711/
Nichawat711/
Nijjawat711/
Nitsawai711/
Noisawas711/
Ngichawa711/
Nissawai711/
Naisiawa711/
Nitsawat711/
Nizova671,051/
Nesawa6774/
Nizeva6767/
Nisaba677/
Nitchawat675/
Nicava674/
Nusawa673/
Nisawi671/
Nizabe671/
Nizabi671/
Nichaawat671/

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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 Nizawa
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