Yamasawa Surname

63,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamasawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamasawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7,8401:16,3071,968
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397

Yamasawa Last Name Facts

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

Yamasawa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamasawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,677th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 926,461 people. Yamasawa is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yamasawa reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Yamasawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 7,840 people, or 1 in 16,307. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live, Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Yamasawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yamasawa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yamasawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 45.03% less than the national average, earning $23,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamazawa88137/
Yamasowa8895/
Yamasaba881/
Yamasova7533/
Yamacowa755/
Yamosaba751/
Yamasoba751/
Yamasheva71415/
Yamassabi71265/
Yatmasova7114/
Yamashova7112/
Jameshawa714/
Jamasabhai673/
Yamaçoba631/
Jamasabi631/
Jamasheva593/
Jamashova591/
Jamhassabi561/

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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 Yamasawa
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