Washizawa Surname

407,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Washizawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Washizawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8461:151,1167,687
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Washizawa Last Name Facts

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

Washizawa occurs most in Japan. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Washizawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Washizawa is the 407,382nd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,483,755 people. The last name Washizawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Washizawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Washizawa is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 846 people, or 1 in 151,116. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Nagano Prefecture, where 37 percent are found, Niigata Prefecture, where 25 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Washisawa89329/
Washizu754,852/
Washizo751/
Bashizova6728/
Woschiz6310/
Wishaza631/
Waschezy591/
Watiazo501/

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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 Washizawa
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