Oosawa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Oosawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Oosawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oosawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oosawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oosawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oosawa is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Oosawa are found; 76 percent are found in East Asia and 76 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 9,834,176. In Japan Oosawa is mostly found in: Aomori Prefecture, where 8 percent reside, Iwate Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 12 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Oosawa
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