Furukawa Surname

2,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Furukawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furukawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan188,8251:677108
United States1,5481:234,14722,512
Brazil1,1761:182,0367,029
Thailand4421:159,81525,560
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Peru371:859,03017,841
England241:2,321,58686,519
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
China151:91,154,7714,767
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Guam121:13,3432,098
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Norway81:642,78647,258
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France41:16,605,680368,153
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Furukawa (18) may also be a first name.

Furukawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furukawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Furukawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Furukawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,920th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,830 people. The last name Furukawa is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Furukawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Furukawa is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

The surname Furukawa is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 188,825 people, or 1 in 677. In Japan Furukawa is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Besides Japan this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Furukawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Furukawa surname are 20.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Furukawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 461.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 108,896 per year; in United States they earn 22.22% more than the national average, earning $52,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $56,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furukhawa94114/
Furukawua941/
Furukava88103/
Furokawa8865/
Forukawa884/
Furucawa882/
Furikawa881/
Furucaba7517/
Furucava758/
Furikava751/
Furikova6330/
Forukova632/
Vaurukova591/
Furiková50183/
Virukova501/
Firikova501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Furukawa
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