Idogawa Surname

192,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Idogawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idogawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,1361:59,8524,513
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Idogawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idogawa is most common in Japan. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idogawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Idogawa is the 192,437th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,330,688 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Idogawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 2,136 people, or 1 in 59,852. In Japan Idogawa is primarily found in: Fukushima Prefecture, where 29 percent are found, Miyazaki Prefecture, where 23 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Japan Idogawa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edogawa86118/
Idagawa8615/
Idogava8610/
Idegawa862/
Udogawa861/
Yodogawa801,874/
Udagawa7124,149/
Edagawa712,437/
Idogova71110/
Edeghawa6712/
Hudagawa671/
Edaghawai631/
Idagabhai631/
Edungawe534/
Edegewah531/
Hidegova531/
Gedgagova5024/
Aidagavid503/

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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 Idogawa
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