Yamazawa Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamazawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamazawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan791:1,618,28225,235
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Yamazawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamazawa is found most frequently in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamazawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yamazawa is the 1,518,885th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Yamazawa are found; 58 percent are found in East Asia and 58 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 1,618,282. In Japan Yamazawa is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 81 percent are found, Chiba Prefecture, where 1 percent are found and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Yamazawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yamazawa are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Yamazawa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning $62,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amazawa935/
Yamasawa887,866/
Amazwa862/
Amzawa861/
Imazawa801,372/
Aumazwa8032/
Amazowa8011/
Amezawa806/
Amazawe801/
Yamasowa7595/
Yamacowa755/
Amazouwa751/
Amozwa718/
Amazza714/
Amzawi713/
Amuzieawa713/
Amzawe712/
Amwaza711/
Amzawy711/
Amuzwa711/
Amezwa711/
Umezawa6712,962/
Amezuwa6711/
Amozuwa679/
Emizawa672/
Ymzw671/
Umizawa671/
Yamasova6333/
Yatmasova5914/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yamazawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis