Sawakoshi Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sawakoshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawakoshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1851:691,05016,928
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sawakoshi Last Name Facts

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

Sawakoshi is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawakoshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Sawakoshi is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sawakoshi live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 691,050. In Japan Sawakoshi is primarily found in: Toyama Prefecture, where 64 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 30 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sabakoshi891/
Sawakuchi7823/
Sabakhashi7446/
Savakasi714/
Sawakazi711/
Saiwaikuchi7036/
Sabakashy673/
Sabakhasi671/
Showakuchi63138/
Xhabakashi633/
Sabakhashe631/
Sawokazi5910/
Sawakaze594/
Xabakashe5646/
Sevakasui561/
Xhabakashe5348/
Chavakashe535/

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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 Sawakoshi
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