Torisawa Surname

179,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Torisawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Torisawa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,3651:54,0574,246
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080

Torisawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torisawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Torisawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Torisawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Torisawa is the 179,403rd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,064,569 people. Torisawa is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Torisawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Torisawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 2,365 people, or 1 in 54,057. In Japan Torisawa is most numerous in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 35 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 16 percent are found. Beside Japan this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torizawa8811/
Turisawa881/
Tarusawa75413/
Toriseva75154/
Teresawa754/
Torisova751/
Turishaba714/
Toresaeva713/
Torisheva711/
Torisiavi711/
Tarisabhai671/
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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 Torisawa
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