Nosawa Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Nosawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 290 | 1:440,842 | 13,570 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Nosawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nosawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nosawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nosawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 881,213th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nosawa live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
It is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 440,842. In Japan Nosawa is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 33 percent reside, Nara Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Japan Nosawa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nosawa
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