Osawa Surname

4,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Osawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan123,5631:1,035189
Brazil4211:508,49019,129
Kenya3311:139,51611,313
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Thailand1891:373,74865,615
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Guam161:10,0081,526
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
France121:5,535,227269,324
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Micronesia41:26,561731
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Osawa (45) may also be a first name.

Osawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osawa (Marathi: ओसवाल) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osawa is the 4,476th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 58,057 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Osawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 45 people.

Osawa is most common in Japan, where it is held by 123,563 people, or 1 in 1,035. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Beside Japan Osawa exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Osawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Osawa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Osawa last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Osawa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $49,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning $45,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hosawa91476/
Ohsawa91470/
Osiawa91124/
Ossawa9120/
Oshawa9119/
Oosawa9117/
Ousawa9117/
Osauwa916/
Oseawa911/
Osawah911/
Osawau911/
Osawea911/
Osawua911/
Osawat911/
Osaway910/
Hosiawa83148/
Oysawat8313/
Oshaway838/
Oossawa837/
Oussawa837/
Oisawat837/
Ousawat832/
Gosaway831/
Hossawa831/
O'Sawai831/
Osawaya831/
Otsawat831/
Ossaway830/
Ozawa80167,915/
Osawe806,513/
Usawa804,646/
Asawa803,065/
Osewa802,063/
Osaba80718/
Osowa80175/
Osava8078/
Osawo8040/
Esawa8031/
Ojawa809/
Osawi803/
Ouysawat776/
Hoseaway775/
Oushawas774/
Oodsawad772/
Odsawasd771/
Osaszwua771/
Osawauyi771/
Ouysawad771/
Hoosawat771/
Hodsawad771/
Gossaway770/
Hoshaway770/
Hozawa73943/
Hosawi73841/
Oshaba73661/
Gosawi73299/
Assawa73188/
Oshewa73160/
Hasawa73147/
Ashawa7394/
Osiowa7372/
Osavas7350/
Ossaba7340/
Oshawo7327/
Osouwa7327/
Osaeva7325/
Gosava7325/
Osoway7324/
Ossawy7320/
Oshowa7318/
Osasua7316/
Osaiwe7315/
Asawai7314/
Oisawe7314/
Osawie7314/
Osaweh7312/
Osavad7311/
Asawah7310/
Esaewa739/
Ausawa739/
Usawat738/
Osavah736/
Essawa736/
Asoswa735/
Asiawa735/
Esaiwa735/
Aasawa734/
Usawua734/
Asauwa734/
Osawei734/
Asaiwa734/
Asawea734/
Asaway733/
Asawga733/
Usawga733/
Ousewa733/
Osiewa733/
Ousawi732/
Osawuo732/
Osawer732/
Osabai732/
Oseiwa732/
Ossawo732/
Osiawo732/
Usawai732/
Usawas732/
Osavat731/
Oozawa731/
Osawee731/
Osauwe731/
Oisaba731/
Ossewa731/
Osaaba731/
Oszewa731/
Ocaway731/
Osabea731/
Hosawe731/
Osiawe731/
Osaweu731/
Ushawa731/
Oxawai731/
Osaabo731/
Usawad731/
Usaway731/
Hosaba731/
Houysawat711/
Hausawa672,000/
Housawi67400/
Oshaeva67383/
Ochawat67103/
Hosavad6752/
Uisawat6744/
Oshoway6740/
Oosahwe6738/
Osioway6734/
Ozsavga6729/
Hasawah6722/
Assawai6717/
Oussaba6714/
Aasawat6713/
Gosaavi6711/
Asdjawa679/
Gosavai677/
Ussahwa677/
Osowaya677/
Usaawua677/
Assawah676/
Oshawee676/
Ozsavas676/
Hoosava675/
Ossoway675/
Eusawat675/
Atsawat674/
Assaway674/
Aschawa674/
Ausawad674/
Hosabai673/
Hassawa673/
Ochauwa673/
Osovaya672/
Ashawah672/
Gosawee672/
Houzawa672/
Oushaba672/
Oshhaba672/
Osabhai671/
Ossahwe671/
Hasgawa671/
Hosaeva671/
Hoshaba671/
Eusawah671/
Gozaway671/
Gasawau671/
Uisawah671/
Hoozawa671/
Asawaya671/
Ashawua671/
Hossaba671/
Hosasua671/
Hosewai671/
Ouchawa671/
Otshawe671/
Ossawou671/
Oseabea671/
Gassawa671/
Assaiwa671/
Asiawai671/
Housawy671/
Osaweye671/
Goshawe671/
Ousabaa671/
Ousabah671/
Usawadh671/
Esszawa671/
Eusawas671/
Ausawat671/
Aussawa671/

Osawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osawa in the Marathi language
ओसवालosavala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osawa
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