Hoshikawa Surname

41,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hoshikawa Surname User-submission:

The Hoshikawa surname comes from Japanese hoshi (星), meaning 'star', and kawa, or gawa (川), meaning 'stream', 'river'.

Hoshikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan12,2991:10,3951,410
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Hoshikawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hoshikawa surname comes from Japanese hoshi (星), meaning 'star', and kawa, or gawa (川), meaning 'stream', 'river'.

- kaika1

Hoshikawa Last Name Facts

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

Hoshikawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hoshikawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoshikawa? popularity and diffusion

Hoshikawa is the 41,922nd most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 585,251 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hoshikawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 12,299 people, or 1 in 10,395. In Japan Hoshikawa is most common in: Yamagata Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found and Ehime Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Beside Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found.

Hoshikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoshikawa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Hoshikawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshikawa946,297/
Hosikawa9417/
Hashikawa893,721/
Osikawa886/
Ashikawa826,159/
Ushikawa82285/
Ochikawa8218/
Oshikava825/
Hosikava824/
Hasikawa821/
Hachikawa78767/
Gushikawa78222/
Oschicawa781/
Osikawaya781/
Uchhikawa781/
Asikawa751/
Hasseikawa745/
Hasekawa71383/
Ushicawa7111/
Hasukawa712/
Hesekawa711/
Ashicawa711/
Oshitkova6786/
Hojsikova673/
Hassekawa672/
Hushikowo671/
Khosikova671/
Oschikova671/

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