Imakawa Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Imakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan821:1,559,07724,802
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Singapore301:183,5907,666
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Imakawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imakawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Imakawa? popularity and diffusion

Imakawa is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Imakawa is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Imakawa are found; 51 percent are found in East Asia and 51 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 1,559,077. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 49 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 37 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 27 percent are found and Singapore, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imokawa861,406/
Umakawa86124/
Imekawa862/
Imakowa862/
Imakava861/
Imakaeva80254/
Himekawa8026/
Imakouwa801/
Imhakhawo7526/
Imakhaeva752/
Umekawa715,201/
Imakova7197/
Imakabo711/
Emakava711/
Aimakaevai711/
Ismakova67524/
Imakeeva67315/
Aimakova6726/
Emakaeva6715/
Emekauwa6711/
Aimacava679/
Ymakaeva673/
Umakaeva673/
Gimakova672/
Oimakabo671/
Imakhova671/
Emaakava671/
Yimakabo671/
Emakaiva671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Imakawa
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