Wakamizu Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Wakamizu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 100 | 1:1,278,443 | 22,617 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakamizu (97) may also be a first name.
Wakamizu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakamizu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakamizu is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakamizu? popularity and diffusion
Wakamizu is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wakamizu live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 962,660th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 97 people.
This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 1,278,443. In Japan Wakamizu is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 40 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 28 percent live and Tochigi Prefecture, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Japan it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakimizu | 88 | 225 | / |
| Wakumizu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wakumiezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakamitsou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakumaza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wakumuzo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wake-Mazey | 56 | 6 | / |
| Wacomzy | 53 | 3 | / |
| Wagomez | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakamizu
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