Asagawa Surname
Approximately 24,773 people bear this surname
Asagawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 24,770 | 1:5,161 | 830 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Asagawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asagawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asagawa is most common in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asagawa? popularity and diffusion
Asagawa is the 21,950th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 294,173 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Asagawa reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Asagawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 24,770 people, or 1 in 5,161. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Yamanashi Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Japan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 0 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasagawa | 93 | 15 | / |
| Hassagawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Asanghawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Azagawa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Asogawa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Osagawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Asegawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hasegawa | 80 | 397,773 | / |
| Assegawa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Azagawai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Assagaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asaghaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ashegawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hassegawa | 75 | 248 | / |
| Assaghaba | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hashegawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hasegaawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asogawo | 71 | 25 | / |
| Asagova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hasagabhai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Asogowa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Azagaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasegava | 67 | 65 | / |
| Osoegawa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hacegawa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gosogawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Assegava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osoigawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Assogaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hasegewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osaghawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azangowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashagabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashagova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasegawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hazegawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hesegawa | 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 Asagawa
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