Kawakura Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4911:260,37510,359
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kawakura Last Name Facts

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

Kawakura is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawakura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 622,538th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname Kawakura is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kawakura are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Kawakura is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 260,375. In Japan Kawakura is most numerous in: Toyama Prefecture, where 24 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 23 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Japan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawakuri8882/
Kavakura887/
Kowakoura821/
Kavakure7562/
Kavakora757/
Kabakure754/
Kabakuri751/
Kavakuure711/
Cavakira631/
Kaivakore592/
Cavakiera591/
Cavakiro500/

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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
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kawakura
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