Ogisawa Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ogisawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogisawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8771:145,7757,510
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ogisawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogisawa occurs most in Japan. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogisawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 399,716th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ogisawa are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 877 people, or 1 in 145,775. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent live, Aomori Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Outside of Japan Ogisawa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ougisawa931/
Hagisawa80490/
Ochisawa80456/
Ekgisawa801/
Ogiesaba801/
Ajisawa71524/
Ozesawa7163/
Ogusawo711/
Osisawo711/
Ogisoba711/
Osezawa711/
Agesawa711/
Ogisova711/
Hosizawa6719/
Agisaeva678/
Hagizawa672/
Ogiesova671/

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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 Ogisawa
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