Igawa Surname

17,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Igawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan30,3941:4,206686
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Igawa (19) may also be a first name.

Igawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Igawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igawa? popularity and diffusion

Igawa is the 17,929th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 236,540 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Igawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name globally It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 30,394 people, or 1 in 4,206. In Japan Igawa is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent live and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Not including Japan this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Igawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Igawa last name are 22.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.76% registered to vote for the party.

Igawa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oigawa911,502/
Jigawa91146/
Aigawa9132/
Higawa9114/
Igawua9113/
Iegawa916/
Igawai915/
Igauwa912/
Inggawa8312/
Ingaiwa835/
Ighawua834/
Igaiwua831/
Egawa8029,854/
Igaba80323/
Igawo8067/
Igawe8055/
Igava8040/
Ugawa8028/
Igawi808/
Igewa801/
Igowa801/
Hingaway771/
Ingawo73301/
Igaeva73123/
Jigawi73113/
Gigava73104/
Ingava7363/
Jigawy7341/
Aigaba7336/
Jigaba7328/
Yigawo7321/
Ighawo7320/
Uegawa7317/
Aigava7314/
Yigawe7312/
Higawi736/
Ugawua735/
Isgawe732/
Egawga731/
Oigaba731/
Oygawa731/
Yigaba731/
Igabai731/
Igaaba731/
Igawey731/
Gegawa731/
Igaiba731/
Egaway731/
Higava731/
Igouwa731/
Yingawo67219/
Eigowas6746/
Hingawe6726/
Ighawho678/
Hingava674/
Jighaba674/
Ighahwo673/
Jigabha673/
Ingavaj672/
Hingawo671/
Igaabee671/
Yingawe671/
Goigowa671/
Eingava671/
Higeway671/
Ighavai671/
Inghava671/
Jigaeva671/
Eghauwa671/

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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 Igawa
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