Hoshikawa Surname
Approximately 12,452 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 12,299 | 1:10,395 | 1,410 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Hoshikawa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Hoshikawa surname comes from Japanese hoshi (星), meaning 'star', and kawa, or gawa (川), meaning 'stream', 'river'.
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshikawa | 94 | 6,297 | / |
| Hosikawa | 94 | 17 | / |
| Hashikawa | 89 | 3,721 | / |
| Osikawa | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ashikawa | 82 | 6,159 | / |
| Ushikawa | 82 | 285 | / |
| Ochikawa | 82 | 18 | / |
| Oshikava | 82 | 5 | / |
| Hosikava | 82 | 4 | / |
| Hasikawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hachikawa | 78 | 767 | / |
| Gushikawa | 78 | 222 | / |
| Oschicawa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Osikawaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Uchhikawa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Asikawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hasseikawa | 74 | 5 | / |
| Hasekawa | 71 | 383 | / |
| Ushicawa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hasukawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hesekawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ashicawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oshitkova | 67 | 86 | / |
| Hojsikova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hassekawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hushikowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khosikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oschikova | 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
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- 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 Hoshikawa
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