Kawakami Surname

3,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawakami Surname User-submission:

川 - Kawa means 'river'上 - Kami means 'above'. Combining both words means 'the source of the river'.

Kawakami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan166,4851:768125
Brazil1,9011:112,6114,257
United States1,8181:199,37219,617
Thailand2211:319,63155,074
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Peru631:504,51014,225
Canada581:635,26952,014
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
France291:2,290,439180,028
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Qatar251:94,32010,875
England211:2,653,24194,788
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Marshall Islands141:3,702761
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Guam81:20,0153,029
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Macau11:601,6301,582
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kawakami (25) may also be a first name.

Kawakami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

川 - Kawa means 'river'上 - Kami means 'above'. Combining both words means 'the source of the river'.

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Kawakami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawakami is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawakami? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,292nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 42,603 people. The surname Kawakami occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kawakami live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

The surname Kawakami is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 166,485 people, or 1 in 768. In Japan Kawakami is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Japan this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kawakami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kawakami surname are 23.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kawakami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 226.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 63,342 per year; in United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $49,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawakammi941/
Khawakhami8924/
Kawakame8881/
Kavakami8835/
Kawakama886/
Cawakami885/
Kawakamy882/
Kawacami881/
Kowakami881/
Kewakami881/
Kavakama753/
Kabakomi751/
Kawakoma751/
Cavacami6319/
Kowekomi634/
Kevacami633/
Kabokame631/
Kabakome631/
Khabakome591/
Cabacame505/
Kabokome501/

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