Hamakawa Surname

64,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hamakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7,5881:16,8482,010
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Hamakawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamakawa is found most frequently in Japan. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamakawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,342nd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 937,426 people. The last name Hamakawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Hamakawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Hamakawa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 7,588 people, or 1 in 16,848. In Japan it is mostly found in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 24 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found. Besides Japan this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Hamakawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hamakawa are 39.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hamakawa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amakawa934,062/
Hamakowa88532/
Hamakava881/
Hamakaba881/
Amakawau881/
Haamakowa8221/
Amakawaya823/
Haamakaba821/
Amekawa80293/
Amakawe8011/
Omakawa807/
Hamakova755/
Amakaeva753/
Hamakoba752/
Hamakabo752/
Amakouwa751/
Jamakava751/
Aymakaeva7114/
Hamackova717/
Hamaskova716/
Hamazkova714/
Chamakova713/
Khamakova711/
Omokawa672,676/
Amakova672,174/
Choomokawa675/
Amakowe673/
Omakaba671/
Aimakaevai671/
Emakava671/
Omakewa671/

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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 Hamakawa
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