Hirakawa Surname

116,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hirakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,6291:48,6283,951
Brazil6861:312,06212,022
United States4041:897,17667,678
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Peru411:775,22317,111
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
England91:6,190,895170,599
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Hirakawa (12) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irakawa933/
Hirokawa8821,072/
Hirakava8830/
Hiracawa884/
Hirakauva827/
Urakawa8015,343/
Irokawa801,995/
Irekawa809/
Erakawa801/
Irakava801/
Hirakoba7511/
Gerakawa7510/
Hiracava755/
Hirakova754/
Hurokawa754/
Urakauwa751/
Chirakova71145/
Chiracava7117/
Hitrakova711/
Irokaba6734/
Chirakhova6730/
Urakava6715/
Irakova676/
Hitrackova671/
Chirrakavi671/

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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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