Inokawa Surname

277,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Inokawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inokawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,3861:92,2405,787
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Inokawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inokawa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Inokawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 277,637th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,224,047 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Inokawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,386 people, or 1 in 92,240. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 20 percent reside, Niigata Prefecture, where 19 percent reside and Okayama Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Barring Japan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hinokawa9399/
Enokawa86172/
Inakawa8634/
Inukawa863/
Unokawa862/
Inokava861/
Inekawa861/
Uenokawa80150/
Hinakawa8033/
Inuikawa801/
Unekawa71370/
Inokova7127/
Inakawo714/
Inakewa713/
Enakawa711/
Enokaeva6735/
Innokova672/
Inhakawe671/
Inokeeva671/
Inakaeva671/

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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 Inokawa
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