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
The last name Sawanaka occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawanaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sawanaka is the 370,091st most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sawanaka are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 956 people, or 1 in 133,728. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 20 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 20 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
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 | / |
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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 Sawanaka
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