Araikawa Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Araikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 436 | 1:293,221 | 11,007 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Araikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Araikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Araikawa occurs most in Japan. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Araikawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 679,794th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname Araikawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Araikawa are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 293,221. In Japan Araikawa is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 34 percent live, Nagasaki Prefecture, where 23 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haraikawa | 94 | 955 | / |
| Arakawa | 93 | 82,114 | / |
| Arikawa | 93 | 12,465 | / |
| Harakawa | 88 | 3,426 | / |
| Garakawa | 88 | 96 | / |
| Harikawa | 88 | 57 | / |
| Arackawa | 88 | 9 | / |
| Arakhawa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Ariekawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Arakawua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Arikawas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Arikawe | 80 | 1,373 | / |
| Erikawa | 80 | 1,303 | / |
| Orikawa | 80 | 846 | / |
| Arakawi | 80 | 59 | / |
| Arikowa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Arakava | 80 | 30 | / |
| Arikava | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aricawa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Arikawo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Aracawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orakawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erakawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arihiakawa | 78 | 7 | / |
| Horikawa | 75 | 47,669 | / |
| Arikawei | 75 | 90 | / |
| Arakaeva | 75 | 87 | / |
| Harakava | 75 | 4 | / |
| Arikaeva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garakouwa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Horiskawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arakavath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harakowai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harakeawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arikova | 67 | 487 | / |
| Erikowa | 67 | 141 | / |
| Arikabe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Arakova | 67 | 58 | / |
| Aracava | 67 | 17 | / |
| Arikowe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Orikava | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orakaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arakeva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arikoba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ariyakawee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arakowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arakabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erikava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arakave | 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 Araikawa
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