Okazawa Surname

50,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okazawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okazawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan10,1521:12,5931,615
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Okazawa Last Name Facts

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

Okazawa is found most frequently in Japan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okazawa? popularity and diffusion

Okazawa is the 50,051st most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 710,080 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Okazawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Okazawa is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 10,152 people, or 1 in 12,593. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 21 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live and Nagano Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Okazawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okazawa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okazawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning $31,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 101.95% more than the national average, earning $100,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akazawa8615,674/
Okazava869/
Okasawa866/
Okezawa861/
Akaizawa8096/
Akazawwa801/
Okasawad801/
Okazova7197/
Akasawa7182/
Okesawa7175/
Akazava711/
Akezawa711/
Akasawua6727/
Akasauwa674/
Ekasawua671/
Okozoway671/
Akazawou671/
Hakajawa671/

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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 Okazawa
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