Tanizawa Surname

92,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tanizawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanizawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,0061:25,5382,659
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tanizawa Last Name Facts

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

Tanizawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanizawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,570th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,412,041 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tanizawa are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Tanizawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 5,006 people, or 1 in 25,538. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Japan this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Tanizawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanizawa surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tanizawa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.83% less than the national average, earning $41,819 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 Tanizawa
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