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

Sawabe is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 82,057th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,233,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sawabe live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Sawabe is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 5,814 people, or 1 in 21,989. In Japan Sawabe is primarily concentrated in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Sawabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sawabe last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Sawabe
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