Kawamura Surname

2,478th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawamura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan218,7661:58484
United States1,9321:187,60818,644
Brazil1,1751:182,1917,036
Thailand2831:249,60542,359
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Canada951:387,84834,448
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Peru651:488,98714,013
Australia421:642,75544,739
France391:1,703,147154,208
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
England141:3,979,861125,553
China91:151,924,6187,954
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Finland71:785,24338,644
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Laos41:1,647,081888
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kawamura (37) may also be a first name.

Kawamura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawamura is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawamura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,478th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 32,686 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kawamura are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kawamura is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.

This last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 218,766 people, or 1 in 584. In Japan Kawamura is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Kawamura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kawamura has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 193,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kawamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kawamura last name are 21.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.77% registered with the party.

The amount Kawamura earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,164 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $52,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawamura9462/
Kawamaura943/
Kawammura941/
Kawameura941/
Kawamuro88227/
Kavamura88190/
Cawamura8814/
Kawomura885/
Kawamira882/
Kabamura882/
Kawamure881/
Kauvamura821/
Kabahamura781/
Kawamori752,990/
Cavamura7525/
Kabamure751/
Cavamiray594/

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