Kawashima Surname

3,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kawashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan140,5271:910165
United States7921:457,65039,105
Brazil5181:413,27115,694
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Singapore1801:30,5981,143
Thailand1781:396,84569,813
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Romania301:669,26246,959
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England161:3,482,379114,324
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
China71:195,331,65210,124
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Malta11:430,2723,380
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Laos11:6,588,3231,961

Kawashima (16) may also be a first name.

Kawashima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kawashima is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kawashima.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawashima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,931st most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 51,072 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kawashima live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kawashima is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 140,527 people, or 1 in 910. In Japan Kawashima is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found, Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Kawashima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kawashima are 18.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kawashima earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 10.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,503 per year; in United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.9% more than the national average, earning $58,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawasima9426/
Kawashimo897,953/
Kabashima897,665/
Kavashima8927/
Cawashima894/
Kawachima891/
Kowashima891/
Khawachima848/
Kavasima8229/
Kabasima822/
Kobashima782/
Kavashimeh748/
Kohuashima744/
Kabazima718/
Kabasema711/
Kabasséma671/
Kabassime671/
Kovashimeh635/
Kawessimey631/

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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 Kawashima
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