Okusawa Surname

88,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okusawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okusawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,4071:23,6442,524
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Okusawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okusawa has its highest incidence in Japan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okusawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okusawa is the 88,733rd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,346,553 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Okusawa live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Okusawa is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 5,407 people, or 1 in 23,644. In Japan Okusawa is most prevalent in: Saitama Prefecture, where 15 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found and Gunma Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Besides Japan Okusawa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akusawa861,683/
Okisawa86569/
Okuzawa8637/
Okusowa8621/
Hakusawa8043/
Ekusawah8011/
Ukusawah8010/
Eukusawah751/
Akisawa712,635/
Akuzawa712,520/
Okujava711,028/
Ukusowa7148/
Akosawa7121/
Okisowa7118/
Okosowa7111/
Okusova719/
Akusawe714/
Akusewa711/
Okusabi711/
Okuzewa711/
Okusabe711/
Okizawa711/
Okusheva6791/
Okushova6717/
Hakisawa6716/
Okudjava677/
Akuchawa674/
Akushawe674/
Gacusawa673/
Okushowo672/
Ekuesawo671/
Okuisabe671/
Ekusavah671/

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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 Okusawa
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