Hishikawa Surname

112,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Guam

Hishikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hishikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,0531:31,5433,036
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Guam121:13,3432,098
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Hishikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hishikawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hishikawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,144th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,762,832 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Hishikawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 4,053 people, or 1 in 31,543. In Japan Hishikawa is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 34 percent live, Okayama Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Other than Japan Hishikawa exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Guam, where 0 percent live.

Hishikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hishikawa surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hishikawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,737 per year and in United States they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $39,580 USD per year.

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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 Hishikawa
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