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

The surname Ogasawara is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogasawara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,344th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,888 people. The last name Ogasawara is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ogasawara live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Ogasawara is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 87,626 people, or 1 in 1,459. In Japan it is mostly found in: Aomori Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Besides Japan this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ogasawara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ogasawara last name are 32.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.98% being 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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