Gorokawa Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Gorokawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Gorokawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorokawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorokawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gorokawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorokawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Gorokawa live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
Gorokawa is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 2,556,886. In Japan it is most common in: Saga Prefecture, where 56 percent reside, Fukui Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Besides Japan it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorakawad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Arokawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orakawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garakawa | 75 | 96 | / |
| Gerakawa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Gorokova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gorokave | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gorokhovaya | 74 | 15 | / |
| Gorokhova | 71 | 20,661 | / |
| Gorodkova | 71 | 1,194 | / |
| Gorakavad | 71 | 101 | / |
| Goroskova | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gorokoeva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gorotkova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gorgokova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arakawa | 67 | 82,114 | / |
| Goroshkova | 67 | 550 | / |
| Orokova | 67 | 122 | / |
| Gorakhavad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orakaba | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Gorokawa
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