Kanekawa Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Kanekawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 73 | 1:1,751,292 | 26,150 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kanekawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanekawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanekawa is most common in Japan. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanekawa? popularity and diffusion
Kanekawa is the 2,152,526th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanekawa reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
It is most common in Japan, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 1,751,292. In Japan Kanekawa is primarily found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 85 percent are found, Kumamoto Prefecture, where 5 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 5 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanokawa | 88 | 116 | / |
| Kanikawa | 88 | 77 | / |
| Kanakawa | 88 | 22 | / |
| Kanekava | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kanekawe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kainokawa | 82 | 33 | / |
| Kanikaiwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Konokawa | 75 | 210 | / |
| Kanakawo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Konekava | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kanakava | 75 | 6 | / |
| Konakawa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanekova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanakaeva | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kamnekova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanakavaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khanekova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kenekeava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneskova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanikaiua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanakovaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaynekeeva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khanykovaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaynakaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaainecava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanekowech | 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
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- 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 Kanekawa
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