Kagawa Surname

14,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan36,9341:3,461582
United States7731:468,89939,909
Uganda4891:79,8358,563
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
France41:16,605,680368,153
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kagawa (39) may also be a first name.

Kagawa Last Name Facts

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

Kagawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kagawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,421st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 188,401 people. The surname Kagawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kagawa reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 36,934 people, or 1 in 3,461. In Japan it is most frequent in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Kagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kagawa surname are 30.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kagawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 146.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,714 per year; in United States they earn 21.63% more than the national average, earning $52,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.76% more than the national average, earning $57,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaigawa9214/
Kagawai926/
Kagaawa924/
Kaggawa923/
Kagawea921/
Kaagawa921/
Kagaywa921/
Kagahwa921/
Kanghawa8630/
Khangawa865/
Keagaiwa864/
Kangahwa861/
Kagaijwa861/
Khaghawa861/
Kangaiwa861/
Kagowa83256/
Kogawa83208/
Kagava8333/
Cagawa8318/
Kegawa832/
Kagawe831/
Kangaihwa807/
Khangaiwa804/
Kagavad771,184/
Kagaeva7774/
Kagohwa7721/
Kangawi7721/
Kangava7711/
Kagaabe778/
Kagaaba777/
Caigawa777/
Kaigaba775/
Kagowau775/
Khagava773/
Kagoowa772/
Kagaabo772/
Khagaba772/
Kaggaba771/
Cagaway771/
Kagawet771/
Kangaawo7111/
Khagaeva716/
Kangaave713/
Kongaway712/
Khagavat711/
Kahgavay711/
Kaghavah711/
Kangawoh711/
Kogowa6751/
Kagova6737/
Kochgaway6730/
Kagowe6725/
Kagave6721/
Khoshgawa6719/
Kageua6717/
Kagavi675/
Kageva674/
Cagewa671/
Kounghawa671/
Kangawuhi671/

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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 Kagawa
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