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
The last name Suwa (Hindi: सुआ, Oriya: ସୁୱା) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Suwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Suwa is the 16,778th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,148 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Suwa are found; 92 percent are found in East Asia and 91 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Suwa is also the 75,022nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 7,367 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 30,269 people, or 1 in 4,224. In Japan it is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Suwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Suwa surname are 28.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.4% being registered with the political 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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