Ishikawa Surname

1,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ishikawa Surname User-submission:

A Japanese surname, meaning 'river of stones'.

Ishikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan449,4141:28428
United States2,4061:150,64815,488
Brazil2,2751:94,0993,553
Thailand5731:123,27818,535
Singapore1801:30,5981,143
Philippines1581:640,74867,692
Argentina1571:272,25121,915
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Peru961:331,08511,769
Mexico881:1,410,52515,733
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
Australia631:428,50333,982
England551:1,013,05650,089
France331:2,012,810168,616
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
China171:80,430,6804,441
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Finland71:785,24338,644
India61:127,844,230863,365
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Laos41:1,647,081888
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guam11:160,1214,893
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Ishikawa (27) may also be a first name.

Ishikawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Japanese surname, meaning 'river of stones'.

- siltom

Ishikawa Last Name Facts

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

Ishikawa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ishikawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishikawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ishikawa is the 1,171st most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,971 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ishikawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Ishikawa is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 449,414 people, or 1 in 284. In Japan Ishikawa is most common in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Japan it occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Ishikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ishikawa are 20.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ishikawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 117.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,120 per year; in United States they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $50,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $55,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Ishikawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis