Yanagisawa Surname

8,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yanagisawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanagisawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan64,7191:1,975364
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Thailand711:994,906151,495
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Canada401:921,14070,350
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
England131:4,286,005132,302
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893

Yanagisawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yanagisawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanagisawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,703rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 111,550 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yanagisawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 64,719 people, or 1 in 1,975. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Nagano Prefecture, where 24 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Yanagisawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yanagisawa surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

The amount Yanagisawa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning $57,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.72% more than the national average, earning $59,976 CAD per year.

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Angisiwa781/
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Angisa75127/
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Yanagi-So7434/
Angisah7153/
Yengisa7134/
Anagisi7127/
Yangisi7121/
Angisao7120/
Yanages7114/
Angiosa712/
Anagias711/
Anagiza711/
Angiesa711/
Angissa711/
Yangiso711/
Yangise711/
Yingisa711/
Yanagi-Sui701/
Angis67250/
Yngis678/
Anawagis676/
Anagieza671/
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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
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  • 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 Yanagisawa
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