Fukagawa Surname

36,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Fukagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fukagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan14,2411:8,9771,260
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Fukagawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fukagawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fukagawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fukagawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fukagawa is the 36,325th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 501,828 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Fukagawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Fukagawa is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 14,241 people, or 1 in 8,977. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Saga Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Japan it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Fukagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fukagawa surname are 35.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.57% registered to vote for the party.

Fukagawa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $47,171 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foukagawa941/
Fukugawa8834/
Fukagava881/
Fukagai8011/
Fukayakawa781/
Fukukawa754,169/
Fukakaya75209/
Fukikawa751/
Fugukawa751/
Fugaca71114/
Fagaca7125/
Fagaga714/
Fugaça712/
Fkigwa711/
Fukuga711/
Fukakai67476/
Faguaga67467/
Fuka-Gu6736/
Fakwaga6714/
Vukugwa679/
Foikaga679/
Fougaca677/
Fuakaka675/
Fukaoka674/
Faogaca672/
Faguaca672/
Fuku-Ga672/
Faagaga672/
Fkga671/
Vukhaga671/
Fugaiga671/
Fekaaga671/
Fokaaga671/

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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
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  • 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 Fukagawa
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