Ogasawara Surname

6,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ogasawara Surname User-submission:

The Ogasawara surname means 'plain of small hat'. It is found mostly in northeastern Japan. Two noble families bearing the name were descended from the Minamoto clan through the Takeda and Kagami Clan.

Ogasawara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan87,6261:1,459271
Brazil5611:381,59414,581
United States5131:706,54855,809
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Canada511:722,46357,796
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Ogasawara (10) may also be a first name.

Ogasawara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ogasawara surname means 'plain of small hat'. It is found mostly in northeastern Japan. Two noble families bearing the name were descended from the Minamoto clan through the Takeda and Kagami Clan.

- anakin

Ogasawara Last Name Facts

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

Ogasawara occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogasawara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,344th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 81,888 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ogasawara reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The last name Ogasawara is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 87,626 people, or 1 in 1,459. In Japan Ogasawara is primarily found in: Aomori Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Japan it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ogasawara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ogasawara last name are 32.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.98% registered with the party.

The amount Ogasawara earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $49,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $49,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogassawara95303/
Ogashawara9512/
Ogasauwara951/
Ogasavara8926/
Ogacawara898/
Ogazawara896/
Ogasabara891/
Ugasawara891/
Ogassavara8472/
Ogasouwara841/
Agasavara783/

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