Hirakawa Surname
Approximately 3,969 people bear this surname
Hirakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,629 | 1:48,628 | 3,951 |
| Brazil | 686 | 1:312,062 | 12,022 |
| United States | 404 | 1:897,176 | 67,678 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Peru | 41 | 1:775,223 | 17,111 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Hirakawa (12) may also be a first name.
Hirakawa Demographics
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Hirakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hirakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hirakawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirakawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hirakawa is the 116,204th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,836,116 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Hirakawa reside; 68 percent reside in East Asia and 66 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 2,629 people, or 1 in 48,628. In Japan it is most numerous in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 39 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Japan this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Hirakawa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hirakawa last name are 17.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.42% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hirakawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 167.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,872 per year; in United States they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning $49,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning $45,921 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irakawa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Hirokawa | 88 | 21,072 | / |
| Hirakava | 88 | 30 | / |
| Hiracawa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Hirakauva | 82 | 7 | / |
| Urakawa | 80 | 15,343 | / |
| Irokawa | 80 | 1,995 | / |
| Irekawa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Erakawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Irakava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hirakoba | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gerakawa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hiracava | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hirakova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hurokawa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Urakauwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chirakova | 71 | 145 | / |
| Chiracava | 71 | 17 | / |
| Hitrakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Irokaba | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chirakhova | 67 | 30 | / |
| Urakava | 67 | 15 | / |
| Irakova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hitrackova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirrakavi | 67 | 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 Hirakawa
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