Sasawa Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Sasawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 30 | 1:4,261,476 | 37,285 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sasawa (12) may also be a first name.
Sasawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sasawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sasawa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasawa? popularity and diffusion
Sasawa is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Sasawa are found; 59 percent are found in East Asia and 59 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Sasawa is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Sasawa is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 4,261,476. In Japan Sasawa is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 97 percent live and Aomori Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Besides Japan it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
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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 Sasawa
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