Higashikawa Surname
Approximately 7,174 people bear this surname
Higashikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 7,153 | 1:17,873 | 2,099 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Higashikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higashikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Higashikawa is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Higashikawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Higashikawa is the 69,145th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,015,827 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Higashikawa are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
Higashikawa is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 7,153 people, or 1 in 17,873. In Japan Higashikawa is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent reside, Nara Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Mie Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higashikawaue | 92 | 26 | / |
| Higashigawa | 91 | 131 | / |
| Higashiogawa | 87 | 144 | / |
| Higashioka | 86 | 56 | / |
| Higashiwaki | 82 | 264 | / |
| Higashiwaka | 82 | 44 | / |
| Higashiki | 80 | 208 | / |
| Higashiko | 80 | 44 | / |
| Higashiga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Higashi-Ki | 76 | 66 | / |
| Higoshioka | 76 | 5 | / |
| Higashioki | 76 | 4 | / |
| Higashi-Go | 67 | 172 | / |
| Hakwashika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hikiyashiki | 64 | 42 | / |
| Hackshaw-Coa | 61 | 1 | / |
| Hakashiki | 60 | 2 | / |
| Haq Shaik | 60 | 1 | / |
| Haq Sheikh | 57 | 5 | / |
| Hicoshi Iwaoka | 56 | 1 | / |
| Hakshak | 56 | 1 | / |
| Hak Shkh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hakhshek | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hak Shekh | 50 | 5 | / |
| Hakashekh | 50 | 2 | / |
| Hakhushko | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Higashikawa
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