Kamikawa Surname

41,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kamikawa Surname User-submission:

Literal Meaning: 'up the river. In Japanese is is rendered 上川.

Kamikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan12,2051:10,4751,418
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kamikawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Literal Meaning: 'up the river. In Japanese is is rendered 上川.

- antibomber7

Kamikawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamikawa is found most frequently in Japan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamikawa? popularity and diffusion

Kamikawa is the 41,379th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 577,231 people. The last name Kamikawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kamikawa live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 12,205 people, or 1 in 10,475. In Japan Kamikawa is most prevalent in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Apart from Japan Kamikawa occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Kamikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kamikawa surname are 23.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Kamikawa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $46,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.75% more than the national average, earning $66,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kameikawa944/
Kamekawa885,422/
Komikawa8813/
Kamikava8811/
Koumikawa8251/
Kaimikava821/
Khamikaeva782/
Kamikova759/
Kamukowa754/
Kamukava751/
Kamekava751/
Kamukewa751/
Kamykaeva7154/
Khamikova7112/
Camaicawa719/
Koumekawa716/
Kamikovas714/
Kasmikova712/
Khamikoeva67222/
Khasmikova672/

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