Hiyakawa Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Hiyakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 291 | 1:439,327 | 13,542 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hiyakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiyakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hiyakawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiyakawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 897,852nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Hiyakawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 439,327. In Japan Hiyakawa is most numerous in: Ōita Prefecture, where 52 percent reside, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 43 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayakawa | 88 | 129,804 | / |
| Chiyokawa | 82 | 379 | / |
| Hayakhawa | 82 | 15 | / |
| Hayhakawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Oyakawa | 80 | 3,474 | / |
| Haikawa | 80 | 391 | / |
| Ayakawa | 80 | 121 | / |
| Hoikawa | 80 | 26 | / |
| Haykawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iyakowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hijikawa | 75 | 32 | / |
| Hayakava | 75 | 9 | / |
| Oyakauwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiyakave | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gayakawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oikawa | 71 | 92,590 | / |
| Aikawa | 71 | 37,898 | / |
| Eikawa | 71 | 3,001 | / |
| Iekawa | 71 | 54 | / |
| Hayakahua | 71 | 8 | / |
| Uikawa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Aykawa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hayakavad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chiyakova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oykawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ujikawa | 67 | 1,081 | / |
| Iyekowa | 67 | 300 | / |
| Haekawi | 67 | 231 | / |
| Ayukawa | 67 | 212 | / |
| Uyekawa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ajikawa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ayokawa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Haukava | 67 | 20 | / |
| Iyokowa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oyakava | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eakawah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aukauwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyakava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoykawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyokawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aykawad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haykowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajakawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyekawa | 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 Hiyakawa
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