Fukuwa Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Fukuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fukuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2701:473,49714,064
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Fukuwa (186) may also be a first name.

Fukuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fukuwa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Fukuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fukuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 883,255th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. Fukuwa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Fukuwa live; 89 percent live in East Asia and 89 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Fukuwa is also the 667,122nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 186 people.

The last name Fukuwa is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 473,497. In Japan Fukuwa is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 85 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Besides Japan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Fukuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Fukuwa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.82% more than the national average, earning $59,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fukuiwa921/
Fukuhua775/
Fukube67304/
Vukuva674/
Phukushwa671/
Fokuwe671/
Phukuwe6226/
Fukoova621/
Phukuba621/
Fikujua621/
Fukowee621/
Faukieva577/
Foukoubi571/
Faukhieva5345/
Fokowe503/
Vukuvi501/
Vukiva501/

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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 Fukuwa
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