Kawaoka Surname

141,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawaoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawaoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,8891:44,2523,764
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kawaoka Last Name Facts

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

Kawaoka occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawaoka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 141,572nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,315,712 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Kawaoka live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Kawaoka is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 2,889 people, or 1 in 44,252. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 33 percent are found, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Other than Japan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Kawaoka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kawaoka last name are 30.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.72% registered with the political party.

Kawaoka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $51,409 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowaoka861/
Kawayoko8010/
Kowaoska801/
Khawaahokaay741/
Kowaoski671/
Kaboake571/
Kavaiyakaus561/
Kabahuki532/
Kavaiyako503/
Kabeijuka502/
Kabouakui501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kawaoka
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