Abekawa Surname
Approximately 779 people bear this surname
Abekawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 733 | 1:174,412 | 8,342 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Abekawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abekawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abekawa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abekawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 439,664th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,355,001 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Abekawa are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 733 people, or 1 in 174,412. In Japan it is most numerous in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 57 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 17 percent reside and Miyagi Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Beside Japan it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abakawa | 86 | 51 | / |
| Abikawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abokawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obikawa | 71 | 707 | / |
| Abekova | 71 | 176 | / |
| Abekavo | 71 | 46 | / |
| Abikawe | 71 | 41 | / |
| Ebikawa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Avekava | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abikawi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abakewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aybekova | 67 | 372 | / |
| Abakaeva | 67 | 145 | / |
| Aibekova | 67 | 143 | / |
| Abykaeva | 67 | 120 | / |
| Aubekova | 67 | 24 | / |
| Atbekova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obekawho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Abokaeva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abikaeva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abeykova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Abekhova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asbekova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abetkova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abekeeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Habekova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abedkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabekova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obekahwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habikawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeukova | 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 Abekawa
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