Kawaguchi Surname

3,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan179,8781:711116
United States1,3501:268,48825,237
Brazil5791:369,73114,122
Thailand2121:333,20057,566
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Australia301:899,85754,700
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
England161:3,482,379114,324
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
France121:5,535,227269,324
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
China81:170,915,1968,932
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Tonga41:26,828461
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

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'.

- miwasatoshi

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawaaguchi951/
Kawaguchii951/
Khawanguchi9011/
Kowaguchi89229/
Kavaguchi8927/
Kewaguchi895/
Kawaguche894/
Kawagichi891/
Kawoguchi891/
Cawaguchi891/
Kawaguzi829/
Kawaguji821/
Cavaguchi7813/
Kowagucha781/
Khawajguzai701/

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