Sasakawa Surname
Approximately 21,846 people bear this surname
Sasakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 21,822 | 1:5,859 | 908 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sasakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sasakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sasakawa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sasakawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasakawa? popularity and diffusion
Sasakawa is the 24,733rd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 333,587 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sasakawa live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 21,822 people, or 1 in 5,859. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Niigata Prefecture, where 22 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Japan this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sazakawa | 88 | 335 | / |
| Sohsakawea | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chatsakawa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sasakova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shosokawa | 71 | 40 | / |
| Saijokawa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Sashakova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sassakova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sausakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szasakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djajakawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shashakova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shoseikawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shaisakova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Szaszakova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sasakawa
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