Fujikawa Surname

9,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Fujikawa Surname Definition:

(Japanese) Dweller near a river where wistaria grew.

Fujikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan58,5661:2,183395
United States1,0611:341,62030,747
Brazil4221:507,28519,086
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Canada461:800,99162,809
Guam411:3,905492
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Fujikawa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Japanese) Dweller near a river where wistaria grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fujikawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fujikawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fujikawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fujikawa is the 9,368th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 120,635 people. Fujikawa is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Fujikawa live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Fujikawa is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 58,566 people, or 1 in 2,183. In Japan Fujikawa is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Fujikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fujikawa are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Fujikawa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.95% more than the national average, earning $52,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $52,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuji Kawa941/
Fujikwa931/
Fujigawa88455/
Fujikava8828/
Fuyikawa887/
Fujekawa885/
Fujukawa882/
Fujikowa881/
Fijikawa881/
Fujakawa881/
Fujika8626/
Fujioka8058,704/
Fujikai80186/
Fuji-Ka8070/
Fuekawa8025/
Fujikawa-Yue802/
Fujiwaki75263/
Fujigaya758/
Fuji-Kai756/
Fujiwaka756/
Fujiwake751/
Fujicava751/
Fujiki7131,769/
Fujiga71320/
Fujiko7113/
Faujik719/
Fuajik717/
Fojika716/
Fujike713/
Fejika713/
Fujoka712/
Fujii-Oka712/
Fujuka711/
Fujaka711/
Fujioki67100/
Fujikoe6777/
Fuji-Ki6774/
Fujiike6748/
Fujikyu6745/
Fujicca6741/
Fujieki6736/
Fujocka676/
Fujikyo673/
Fujkova673/
Fujikei672/
Fijioka672/
Fujiuki671/
Fiejika671/
Fejokwa671/
Fuji-Ko671/
Fujie Haga671/

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