Kawahara Surname

11,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawahara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawahara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan45,7561:2,794481
United States1,1421:317,39028,990
Brazil4571:468,43417,740
Thailand1881:375,73665,946
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Canada911:404,89735,698
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France91:7,380,302306,885
Guam81:20,0153,029
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
England51:11,143,612252,590
China41:341,830,39216,990
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Kawahara (13) may also be a first name.

Kawahara Last Name Facts

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

Kawahara is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawahara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,728th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 152,163 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kawahara live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 45,756 people, or 1 in 2,794. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Okayama Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Beside Japan Kawahara occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Kawahara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kawahara are 29.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kawahara earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,477 per year; in United States they earn 23.16% more than the national average, earning $53,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $50,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawaharai94584/
Khawahara948/
Kawhara932/
Kawahra932/
Kawaara931/
Kavahara8827/
Kabahara888/
Kowahara881/
Kaswaara881/
Kawara8658,380/
Kouwahara8221/
Kavaharas821/
Kaswaarra821/
Kawaura803,200/
Kawarai801,360/
Kavhara8052/
Kajwara8021/
Kaiwara8016/
Khawara8013/
Kavaara805/
Kabhara803/
Kahwara802/
Kawarah802/
Kauwara801/
Kaweara801/
Kaavara801/
Kaewara801/
Kawaira801/
Kaewwara7529/
Kahwarha7527/
Kaiwarat7525/
Kaivaara7511/
Kawarach7511/
Khawaray7511/
Khawatra756/
Kahawara753/
Kaswaraa752/
Kawairay751/
Kavathra751/
Kachuara751/
Khaiwara751/
Kawaerau751/
Kowharad751/
Khawarah751/
Keawwara751/
Kavara711,505/
Kowara711,140/
Qawara711,026/
Kawera71298/
Kawaro71218/
Kewara71216/
Kawora7184/
Cawara7115/
Kaswaraih718/
Khabharah711/
Khevara671,165/
Khavara67115/
Kavarai6754/
Kavharo6751/
Kaavera6733/
Kaweera6731/
Kawerau6727/
Kavaraj6725/
Kouwara6723/
Kajuara6722/
Kaybara6716/
Kaivara6716/
Kavaray6713/
Khewara6712/
Kasvara678/
Kawarea678/
Kowaira677/
Kehuara677/
Kawarou677/
Khavera676/
Cahuara675/
Kawoura675/
Kahwera675/
Khovara674/
Kavarah673/
Kavarea673/
Kaevara673/
Khawera673/
Kawarey672/
Kohbara672/
Kawarga672/
Kavarza672/
Kavaira672/
Kawaroa671/
Kauvara671/
Kavhera671/
Kavaraa671/
Kauwaro671/
Khawora671/
Khawaro671/
Khowara671/
Kajwaro671/
Kuiwara671/
Caiwara671/
Cavaara671/
Koewara671/
Kabaraa671/
Kavarga671/
Qahwara671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kawahara
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