Imagawa Surname

27,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Imagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan19,1071:6,6911,009
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Imagawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Imagawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imagawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,799th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 376,715 people. The last name Imagawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Imagawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Imagawa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 19,107 people, or 1 in 6,691. In Japan it is mostly found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent live. Barring Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Imagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Imagawa surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Imagawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 58.48% more than the national average, earning $68,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $45,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ymagawa869/
Imagava866/
Imogawa861/
Imagayua801/
Ymagava719/
Imagova712/
Emegawa711/
Imagoba711/
Himogave534/
Aymagova532/

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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 Imagawa
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