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 found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yosawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 830,559th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yosawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Yosawa is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 393,367. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 39 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Toyama Prefecture, where 13 percent live. Barring Japan it is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
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
- 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 Yosawa
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