Fukawa Surname

32,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Fukawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fukawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan16,4251:7,7841,137
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fukawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fukawa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fukawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,163rd most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 439,751 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Fukawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Fukawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 16,425 people, or 1 in 7,784. In Japan Fukawa is primarily concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 43 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Fukawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fukawa last name are 18.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fukawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.11% more than the national average, earning $50,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.44% more than the national average, earning $80,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuekawa9225/
Futkawa927/
Fokawa832/
Fukewa831/
Fukaeva779/
Fukuiwa771/
Fukavas771/
Fukeway770/
Faukaeva712/
Fukatvad711/
Faukabai711/
Vukava6798/
Fukova6781/
Vikawa6712/
Fikewa671/
Fukeva671/
Vukewa671/

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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 Fukawa
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