Sawabe Surname

82,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sawabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,8141:21,9892,408
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sawabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sawabe is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sawabe is the 82,057th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,233,087 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sawabe are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 5,814 people, or 1 in 21,989. In Japan Sawabe is most frequent in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Not including Japan Sawabe occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Sawabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sawabe are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

Sawabe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $62,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawabeh92209/
Sawaber923/
Shawabeh86240/
Schawabe862/
Sawaby832,514/
Sawabi831,319/
Sawaba83385/
Sababe83158/
Sowabe8336/
Savabe831/
Sewabe831/
Shawabi77262/
Shababe7765/
Sababei7738/
Sawaiba7728/
Souwabe7714/
Sehwabe775/
Shawaby771/
Saswabi771/
Sauwabi771/
Sauwaba771/
Sawauba771/
Saewabi771/
Jawabey771/
Shababeh7132/
Savabieh712/
Showuabe711/
Shahwabi711/
Schowabe711/
Shahbabe711/
Sawaibai711/
Saiwaiba711/
Shawabai711/
Sobabe67945/
Sababi67323/
Savabi67139/
Jawabi6790/
Shawabaya6717/
Savave6717/
Sowaba6716/
Zawabi6712/
Jowabe6710/
Sowabi679/
Sabave674/
Sabobe674/
Zawaba673/
Sevabe673/
Sewabi672/
Zababe671/
Sawanp671/
Sawobi671/
Sababy671/
Zawave671/
Javabe671/
Xababe671/
Sewebe671/

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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
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  • 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 Sawabe
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