Sawanaka Surname
Approximately 971 people bear this surname
Sawanaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 956 | 1:133,728 | 7,130 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
Sawanaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawanaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sawanaka is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawanaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sawanaka is the 370,091st most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sawanaka live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 956 people, or 1 in 133,728. In Japan Sawanaka is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 20 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 20 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 16 percent live. Beside Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawangnaka | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sawanako | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sowanaka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sawangnakha | 84 | 1 | / |
| Jawanakas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sawatnakit | 78 | 8 | / |
| Shavanakay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sawanakood | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jawannakad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jawannakas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sawoneka | 75 | 6 | / |
| Savanake | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sevanaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Savanauskas | 74 | 7 | / |
| Savanakhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scavanaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savanakki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savannakui | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sawanaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis