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Where Does The Last Name Kawai Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kawai has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kawaï. For other possible spellings of Kawai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawai? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,799^th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 36,469 people. The surname Kawai is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kawai reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 94,182^nd most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 5,173 people.

This surname is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 194,396 people, or 1 in 658. In Japan it is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 22 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Not including Japan this last name exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Kawai Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (89%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kawai are 15.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kawai earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $63,961 CAD per year.