Jokawa Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Jokawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 112 | 1:1,141,467 | 21,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jokawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jokawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jokawa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jokawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jokawa is the 1,649,806th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Jokawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Jokawa are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,141,467. In Japan Jokawa is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 43 percent are found, Miyagi Prefecture, where 27 percent are found and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 26 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojokawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sokawa | 83 | 1,324 | / |
| Yokawa | 83 | 1,116 | / |
| Jakawa | 83 | 243 | / |
| Jukawa | 83 | 87 | / |
| Jokava | 83 | 14 | / |
| Iokawa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yokawat | 77 | 170 | / |
| Hyokawa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Djakawa | 77 | 36 | / |
| Ayokawa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Jakawad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oyokawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Youkawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jakaway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yokawad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jukawua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyukawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jokeway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Djakaiwa | 71 | 59 | / |
| Jackaway | 71 | 37 | / |
| Yokhawat | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jakkawad | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jakkawat | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jakeaway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yoshkawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jookhava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyiakawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jokhavas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jokhavat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakhawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jokhavai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yukawa | 67 | 18,447 | / |
| Sakawa | 67 | 2,489 | / |
| Yakawa | 67 | 291 | / |
| Sokowa | 67 | 98 | / |
| Zakawa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Socawa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jakava | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jokavi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jokave | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jokova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iukawa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jocaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jakowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yokowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iokava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jukowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jokeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jucawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokhawath | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jokawa
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