Kitagawa Surname

4,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kitagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan111,1851:1,150210
United States1,1891:304,84428,044
Brazil5311:403,15315,361
Canada3851:95,70310,417
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
China51:273,464,31313,838
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Kitagawa (28) may also be a first name.

Kitagawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitagawa is most common in Japan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitagawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,978th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 64,123 people. The last name Kitagawa is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kitagawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Kitagawa is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 28 people.

It is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 111,185 people, or 1 in 1,150. In Japan Kitagawa is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Shiga Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent live. Not including Japan Kitagawa is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Kitagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kitagawa surname are 19.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kitagawa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.07% more than the national average, earning $52,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.76% more than the national average, earning $59,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khitangawa891/
Kitagava8837/
Kitagawo881/
Kitogawa881/
Kutagawa881/
Quitagawa821/
Kutegawa752/
Cetagawa751/
Quitagava714/
Khetagova5919/
Kaytagova592/
Kitogobo501/

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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 Kitagawa
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