Okisawa Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okisawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okisawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5671:225,4759,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Okisawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okisawa is most common in Japan. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okisawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 558,412th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Okisawa are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

Okisawa is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 225,475. In Japan Okisawa is most frequent in: Aomori Prefecture, where 60 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 26 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okusawa865,412/
Akisawa862,635/
Okesawa8675/
Okisowa8618/
Okizawa861/
Ochisawa80456/
Hakisawa8016/
Okishaba801/
Akhishawa751/
Okischewa751/
Akizawa711,772/
Akusawa711,683/
Okuzawa7137/
Okusowa7121/
Okiseva712/
Akisava711/
Okezawa711/
Okesava711/
Okisova711/
Okisheva671,634/
Uchisawa671,532/
Akaizawa6796/
Hakusawa6743/
Okishova6716/
Ekusawah6711/
Ookkijjawat672/
Okkitchawat671/
Okuisabe671/
Okaisabo671/
Akissaba671/

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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 Okisawa
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