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 surname Suwa (Hindi: सुआ, Oriya: ସୁୱା) is found most in Japan. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Suwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suwa? popularity and diffusion
Suwa is the 16,778th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,148 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Suwa live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 91 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Suwa is also the 75,022nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 7,367 people.
It is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 30,269 people, or 1 in 4,224. In Japan Suwa is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Japan it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Suwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Suwa last name are 28.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.4% being registered with 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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