Hosokawa Surname

7,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hosokawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hosokawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan79,1851:1,615297
Brazil3121:686,13625,272
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Swaziland41:324,550996
England21:27,859,030389,889
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Guam11:160,1214,893
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Hosokawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hosokawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hosokawa? popularity and diffusion

Hosokawa is the 7,089th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 91,043 people. Hosokawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Hosokawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 79,185 people, or 1 in 1,615. In Japan Hosokawa is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Aside from Japan it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Hosokawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hosokawa surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hosokawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 42.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,583 per year; in United States they earn 22.01% more than the national average, earning $52,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% less than the national average, earning $47,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hossokawa9440/
Hosoekawa945/
Osokawa932/
Hozokawa887/
Hosakawa885/
Hosokava883/
Osoekawa881/
Hossokava827/
Khosokava821/
Osakawa802/
Esokawa801/
Asokawa801/
Ojokawa801/
Asoukawa75501/
Hasekawa75383/
Hasukawa752/
Hesekawa751/
Hatsukawa71396/
Chosokabe71111/
Chozukawa7141/
Hassekawa712/
Hoshokova712/
Asakawa673,664/
Usakawa67711/
Ozekawa67488/
Esokowa67275/
Asekawa67120/
Osokova6724/
Usukawa6718/
Khoshokova6717/
Hatsukaiwa672/
Asukawa671/
Ocokowa671/
Osakawe671/
Esekawa671/
Chatsakawa671/
Chousokabe671/
Osokeva671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hosokawa
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