Nizawa Surname
Approximately 2,615 people bear this surname
Nizawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,601 | 1:49,152 | 3,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nirzawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngizawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nishzawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nuzawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nisawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nizaba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nijawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nizaeva | 77 | 930 | / |
| Nissawa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nishawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nizawei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nitzava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngezawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naisawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noisawat | 71 | 368 | / |
| Nizovaya | 71 | 176 | / |
| Nizhaeva | 71 | 21 | / |
| Noisawad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nitjawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nichawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nijjawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nitsawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noisawas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngichawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nissawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naisiawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nitsawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nizova | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Nesawa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nizeva | 67 | 67 | / |
| Nisaba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nitchawat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nicava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nusawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nisawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nizabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nizabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nichaawat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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