Ogiwara Surname

13,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ogiwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogiwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan39,8121:3,211539
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ogiwara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogiwara is most common in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogiwara? popularity and diffusion

Ogiwara is the 13,968th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 182,513 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ogiwara reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Ogiwara is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 39,812 people, or 1 in 3,211. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Nagano Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Besides Japan this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Ogiwara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ogiwara surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ogiwara earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.99% less than the national average, earning $34,091 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oguiwara934/
Ogiwari8677/
Oguwara862/
Agiwara861/
Hagiwara802,713/
Ogewhara801/
Haguiwara7565/
Ogieswary751/
Ajiwara712/
Eguwara711/
Ogeuara711/
Aziswara6770/
Hagivara675/
Ogehwari673/
Ogewhare671/
Atjiwara671/
Haciwara671/
Hajiwara671/
Hasiwara671/
Oguevara671/

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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 Ogiwara
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