Sawayama Surname

206,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sawayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,9841:64,4384,726
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sawayama Last Name Facts

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

Sawayama occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawayama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sawayama is the 206,072nd most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,622,041 people. The surname Sawayama occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sawayama reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 1,984 people, or 1 in 64,438. In Japan it is most common in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Sawayama Last Name Statistics demography

Sawayama earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $57,420 CAD per year.

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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 Sawayama
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