Kajikawa Surname

41,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kajikawa Surname User-submission:

(Japanese) A locational surname, from kaji, kozue (梶), meaning 'oar', 'paper mulberry tree', and kawa (川), meaning 'river'.

Kajikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan12,4521:10,2671,393
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kajikawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Japanese) A locational surname, from kaji, kozue (梶), meaning 'oar', 'paper mulberry tree', and kawa (川), meaning 'river'.

- miwasatoshi

Kajikawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kajikawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kajikawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kajikawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 41,136th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 573,236 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kajikawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Kajikawa is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 12,452 people, or 1 in 10,267. In Japan Kajikawa is most common in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Excluding Japan it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Kajikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kajikawa last name are 34.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kajikawa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaikawa93907/
Kagikawa8899/
Kazikawa8842/
Kasikawa8820/
Kajikaba884/
Kaikawad882/
Kojikawa881/
Kaseikawa828/
Kaihikawa822/
Kasikawat821/
Koikawa80766/
Keikawa8048/
Caikawa803/
Kaikawe801/
Kiyokawa759,971/
Kayukawa752,496/
Kasekawa75145/
Kagekawa7574/
Kazekawa7561/
Kazicawa7514/
Kazikava759/
Kasicawa753/
Kayakawa752/
Kaikaeva752/
Khaikawe752/
Kasikowa751/
Kiyakawa751/
Kaykawad751/
Kachikowa71235/
Kachikawo7124/
Kajsikova719/
Koseikawa712/
Kayakawad711/
Kaikova67102/
Kaikabi6720/
Kachikhawo679/
Khakhekawa674/
Kaekava671/
Kajkova671/
Kiecawa671/
Kaukewa671/
Kaikabe671/

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Kajikawa Reference & Research

Kajikawa FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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