Yosawa Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Yosawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 325 | 1:393,367 | 12,771 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
Yosawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yosawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yosawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yosawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 830,559th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The last name Yosawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yosawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 393,367. In Japan Yosawa is most prevalent in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 39 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Toyama Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Japan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yosawad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yodsawat | 86 | 90 | / |
| Yodsawai | 86 | 69 | / |
| Yodsawad | 86 | 38 | / |
| Yotsawat | 86 | 14 | / |
| Yodsawas | 86 | 13 | / |
| Yoosawai | 86 | 12 | / |
| Yotsawad | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yoysawas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yoysawat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yodsaway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yasawa | 83 | 112 | / |
| Yosava | 83 | 28 | / |
| Josawa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Yozawa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Iosawa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yosaba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yosowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yodsawasd | 80 | 4 | / |
| Iosawat | 77 | 289 | / |
| Jossawa | 77 | 16 | / |
| Yossava | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yosavat | 77 | 8 | / |
| Josiawa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yoshava | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yossaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jousawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joshawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yasaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yassawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joshaway | 71 | 30 | / |
| Joosawat | 71 | 12 | / |
| Yotsavat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yashawad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yodsavai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Joosawad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Joshauwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yadsawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yodsavat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yossawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yazawa | 67 | 21,465 | / |
| Iosava | 67 | 738 | / |
| Yoseva | 67 | 536 | / |
| Yasowa | 67 | 129 | / |
| Yasewa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Yasaba | 67 | 81 | / |
| Josava | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yasawi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yosova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Yotsavath | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jasawa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Josowa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Josewa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Josaba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yasawy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jozawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eosava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yasawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yasava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jojawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yazowa | 67 | 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
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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 Yosawa
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