Ayakawa Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ayakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan781:1,639,02925,369
United States431:8,429,278367,833

Ayakawa Last Name Facts

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

Ayakawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayakawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,649,806th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Ayakawa reside; 64 percent reside in East Asia and 64 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 1,639,029. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Saitama Prefecture, where 51 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 31 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Japan it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found.

Ayakawa Last Name Statistics demography

Ayakawa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.07% less than the national average, earning $34,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hayakawa93129,804/
Gayakawa931/
Aykawa925/
Hayakhawa8815/
Hayhakawa881/
Oyakawa863,474/
Ayukawa86212/
Ayokawa8626/
Haykawa862/
Aykawad862/
Ajakawa861/
Hiyakawa80298/
Gayakava8072/
Hayakava809/
Ayikawai801/
Oyakauwa801/
Aikawa7737,898/
Oykawa772/
Gayakavau75362/
Gayakavaj759/
Hayakahua758/
Hayakavad753/
Gayakavah752/
Gayakavai751/
Gayakavaa751/
Haikawa71391/
Uyekawa7161/
Aykaeva7156/
Ajikawa7148/
Oyakava7110/
Eakawah715/
Ayakave714/
Ayakova713/
Aukauwa713/
Ayakabi713/
Eyakava713/
Oyokawa712/
Ayacaba712/
Ayukaba711/
Iyakowa711/
Gaykava711/
Oyekawa711/
Haykowa711/
Ajakowa711/
Ayekawi711/
Ayakowe711/
Ayakaby711/
Ayukaeva67103/
Ahyakowo677/
Ayakeeva677/
Eakkawat673/
Ayakouba672/
Aukkawat671/
Ayokavoa671/
Hayacava671/
Ayakhova671/

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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 Ayakawa
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