Kawagoe Surname

23,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawagoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawagoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan23,1581:5,521871
Brazil2201:973,06534,571
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kawagoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawagoe occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kawagoe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawagoe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,041st most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 309,673 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kawagoe are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 23,158 people, or 1 in 5,521. In Japan Kawagoe is most prevalent in: Miyazaki Prefecture, where 23 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Besides Japan it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kawagoe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kawagoe are 11.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.22% being registered with the party.

Kawagoe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $47,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kavagoe865/
Kawogoe864/
Kawagu77721/
Kawagouth751/
Kaswagu717/
Kowagou715/
Kawaggu712/
Kawagau712/
Kawaagu712/
Kabagahe67223/
Kouwagou6713/
Kawa'ngu671/
Kajwangu671/
Kawaguch671/
Kavagouth6311/
Cawagu623/
Kavangu57160/
Kovagou571/
Kabaggu571/
Kawongu571/
Kavaghu571/
Kavougou5313/
Kavogohi531/
Koubagou531/
Kavoungou501/
Cavaghout500/

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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 Kawagoe
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