Kamogawa Surname

83,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kamogawa Surname User-submission:

The Kamogawa surname comes from the words kamo, which means 'duck' in Japanese, and gawa, which means 'river'. Therefore kamogawa means 'duck river'.

Kamogawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,6131:22,7762,461
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kamogawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kamogawa surname comes from the words kamo, which means 'duck' in Japanese, and gawa, which means 'river'. Therefore kamogawa means 'duck river'.

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Kamogawa Last Name Facts

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

Kamogawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kamogawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamogawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 83,941st most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,264,979 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kamogawa are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 5,613 people, or 1 in 22,776. In Japan Kamogawa is most frequent in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 23 percent reside, Ibaraki Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kamogawa Last Name Statistics demography

Kamogawa earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 102.67% more than the national average, earning $87,450 USD per year.

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