Suwa Surname
Approximately 33,103 people bear this surname
Suwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 30,269 | 1:4,224 | 689 |
| Nigeria | 985 | 1:179,840 | 11,055 |
| DR Congo | 540 | 1:136,814 | 14,550 |
| Philippines | 312 | 1:324,481 | 44,889 |
| United States | 191 | 1:1,897,691 | 123,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 169 | 1:48,247 | 6,005 |
| Taiwan | 114 | 1:205,656 | 1,765 |
| Brazil | 112 | 1:1,911,378 | 61,207 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 1:2,361,593 | 141,864 |
| Poland | 49 | 1:775,689 | 62,719 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Suwa (7,367) may also be a first name.
Suwa Demographics
Average Suwa Salary in
United States
$52,697 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Suwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suwa (Hindi: सुआ, Oriya: ସୁୱା) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,778th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 220,148 people. The last name Suwa is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Suwa reside; 92 percent reside in East Asia and 91 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 75,022nd most frequent given name worldwide, held by 7,367 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 30,269 people, or 1 in 4,224. In Japan it is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Suwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Suwa are 28.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.4% registered to vote for the party.
Suwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.13% more than the national average, earning $52,697 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁୱା | suwa | - |
| Suwa in the Hindi language | ||
| सुआ | su'a | 82.94 |
| सूआ | su'a | 16.05 |
| सुअ | su'a | 0.04 |
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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
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- 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 Suwa
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