Amakawa Surname

113,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Amakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,9891:32,0493,067
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Amakawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amakawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amakawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amakawa is the 113,869th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,794,078 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Amakawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 3,989 people, or 1 in 32,049. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Amakawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Amakawa are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Amakawa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamakawa937,774/
Amakawau931/
Amakawaya883/
Amekawa86293/
Amakawe8611/
Omakawa867/
Hamakowa80532/
Amakaeva803/
Hamakava801/
Hamakaba801/
Amakouwa801/
Haamakowa7521/
Aymakaeva7514/
Haamakaba751/
Omokawa712,676/
Amakova712,174/
Amakowe713/
Omakewa711/
Emakava711/
Aimakaevai711/
Omakaba711/
Aymakova67198/
Asmakova6780/
Ahmakova6763/
Gamakova6741/
Amakhabi6734/
Aimakova6726/
Aumakova6717/
Emakaeva6715/
Emekauwa6711/
Omakaeva6711/
Aimacava679/
Hamakova675/
Hamakabo672/
Hamakoba672/
Amakewei671/
Emaakava671/
Emakaiva671/

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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 Amakawa
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