Horikawa Surname

11,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Horikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan46,7581:2,734470
Brazil3691:580,14721,655
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Peru491:648,65615,868
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Horikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horikawa is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Horikawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Horikawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Horikawa is the 11,775th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 152,878 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Horikawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 46,758 people, or 1 in 2,734. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Japan it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Horikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Horikawa last name are 11.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horikawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,327 per year; in United States they earn 27.36% more than the national average, earning $54,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.55% more than the national average, earning $56,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horiskawa941/
Orikawa93846/
Harikawa8857/
Horikava8814/
Horikaba881/
Horikowa881/
Haraikawa82955/
Khorikava821/
Arikawa8012,465/
Erikawa801,303/
Orikava808/
Harukawa751,425/
Araikawa75438/
Horikova7513/
Ariekawa751/
Oriskawe751/
Arikawas751/
Khorikova71527/
Horuckowa7126/
Horickova713/
Chorikova711/
Churikowa711/
Arikawe671,373/
Erikowa67141/
Churikawit6772/
Arikowa6735/
Arikava6711/
Orikova679/
Aricawa678/
Orikabe677/
Arikawo675/
Gorikavaya674/
Erikava671/
Gorikovaya671/
Orekowa671/
Khorikhova671/

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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 Horikawa
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