Kawaguchi Surname
Approximately 182,637 people bear this surname
Kawaguchi Surname User-submission:
(Japanese) From kawa (川) meaning 'river', and guchi (口) meaning 'mouth'; a locational surname denoting 'one who lives at a river mouth or an estuary'.
Kawaguchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 179,878 | 1:711 | 116 |
| United States | 1,350 | 1:268,488 | 25,237 |
| Brazil | 579 | 1:369,731 | 14,122 |
| Thailand | 212 | 1:333,200 | 57,566 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| Singapore | 150 | 1:36,718 | 1,328 |
| Philippines | 74 | 1:1,368,084 | 100,385 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Kawaguchi (11) may also be a first name.
Kawaguchi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Japanese) From kawa (川) meaning 'river', and guchi (口) meaning 'mouth'; a locational surname denoting 'one who lives at a river mouth or an estuary'.
- miwasatoshiKawaguchi Demographics
Average Male Kawaguchi Height
171.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kawaguchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawaguchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawaguchi is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kawaguchi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawaguchi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,088th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 39,902 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kawaguchi are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 179,878 people, or 1 in 711. In Japan it is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 9 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Barring Japan this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Kawaguchi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kawaguchi are 11.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kawaguchi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.05% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,132 per year; in United States they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $49,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.33% more than the national average, earning $62,270 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaaguchi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kawaguchii | 95 | 1 | / |
| Khawanguchi | 90 | 11 | / |
| Kowaguchi | 89 | 229 | / |
| Kavaguchi | 89 | 27 | / |
| Kewaguchi | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kawaguche | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kawagichi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kawoguchi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cawaguchi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kawaguzi | 82 | 9 | / |
| Kawaguji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cavaguchi | 78 | 13 | / |
| Kowagucha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khawajguzai | 70 | 1 | / |
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