Kawanaka Surname

54,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawanaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawanaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9,1771:13,9311,757
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guam11:160,1214,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Kawanaka Last Name Facts

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

Kawanaka is found most in Japan. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawanaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 54,893rd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 786,398 people. The surname Kawanaka is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kawanaka are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 9,177 people, or 1 in 13,931. In Japan Kawanaka is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 23 percent are found, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Japan Kawanaka occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kawanaka Last Name Statistics demography

Kawanaka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.75% more than the national average, earning $53,396 USD per year.

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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 Kawanaka
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