Sawakami Surname
Approximately 660 people bear this surname
Sawakami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 655 | 1:195,182 | 8,864 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
Sawakami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawakami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sawakami is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sawakami.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawakami? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 499,041st most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sawakami reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 655 people, or 1 in 195,182. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Aomori Prefecture, where 34 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan Sawakami occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Sawakami
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