Kawachi Surname

65,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawachi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawachi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7,0801:18,0572,110
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
India111:69,733,217610,955
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
France61:11,070,454349,096
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kawachi (21) may also be a first name.

Kawachi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawachi (Hindi: कवाची, Oriya: କୱାଚି) is most common in Japan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kawachi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawachi? popularity and diffusion

Kawachi is the 65,250th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 952,247 people. The surname Kawachi is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kawachi live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 7,080 people, or 1 in 18,057. In Japan Kawachi is most frequent in: Gifu Prefecture, where 24 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 21 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent are found. Other than Japan it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Kawachi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kawachi surname are 25.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kawachi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning $48,966 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kawachi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kawachi in the Hindi language
कवाचीkavaci-
Kawachi in the Oriya language
କୱାଚିkawaci-

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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 Kawachi
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