Sasazawa Surname
Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname
Sasazawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,052 | 1:121,525 | 6,758 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sasazawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sasazawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sasazawa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasazawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 335,329th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,625,042 people. The surname Sasazawa is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sasazawa live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Sasazawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 1,052 people, or 1 in 121,525. In Japan Sasazawa is most prevalent in: Nagano Prefecture, where 36 percent reside, Gunma Prefecture, where 27 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassazawa | 94 | 9 | / |
| Sasasawa | 88 | 279 | / |
| Sasazava | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sasasgawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sacaizawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sasazova | 75 | 16 | / |
| Sosazaba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saisatsawat | 74 | 2 | / |
| Shosaisawa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Saatsazova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sajjasawad | 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 Sasazawa
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