Ishikwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ishikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ishikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ishikwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ishikwa is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ishikwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ishikwa occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Ishikwa are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Ishikwa is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 63,922,146. In Japan it is most frequent in: Saitama Prefecture, where 50 percent live. Aside from Japan Ishikwa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isikwa922/
Ishekwa86154/
Eshikwa864/
Ishigwa864/
Jisikwa861/
Gisikwa861/
Ushikwa861/
Ichikwa861/
Hishekwa80213/
Ishiekwe807/
Yoshikwa802/
Hishukwa801/
Isekwa77163/
Isikwe77107/
Isikwi775/
Isikwo774/
Icikwa771/
Isiekwe71208/
Isikwei71192/
Eshikwe7170/
Ushigwa7117/
Isikwue719/
Ishigwe716/
Isikwuo713/
Isehkwe713/
Eshikwo711/
Aisikwe711/
Isikwer711/
Gisigwa711/
Ishekwe711/
Esikwaya6732/
Ichekwai6720/
Eshiekwe679/
Ishaigba674/
Esheikwe673/
Ishigwoh671/
Ichhikwe671/

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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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  • 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 Ishikwa
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