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Where Does The Last Name Arakawa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Arakawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakawa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 6,884^th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 88,749 people. The last name Arakawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Arakawa live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Arakawa is also the 2,900,335^th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 15 people.

The surname Arakawa is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 79,848 people, or 1 in 1,601. In Japan Arakawa is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Other than Japan it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Arakawa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Arakawa has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Arakawa surname grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arakawa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Arakawa are 25.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Arakawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,654 per year; in United States they earn 11.96% more than the national average, earning $48,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $43,222 CAD per year.