Kobashikawa Surname

111,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kobashikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobashikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,9291:32,5393,100
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Peru901:353,15712,093
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kobashikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobashikawa is found most frequently in Japan. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobashikawa? popularity and diffusion

Kobashikawa is the 111,471st most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,749,291 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kobashikawa live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 3,929 people, or 1 in 32,539. In Japan it is most numerous in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 86 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Japan Kobashikawa occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and Peru, where 2 percent are found.

Kobashikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kobashikawa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Kobashikawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 139.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,483 per year and in United States they earn 28.33% more than the national average, earning $55,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kobasikawa952/
Kobashicawa915/
Kovashikawa913/
Cobashikawa911/
Kabashikawa911/
Kubascikova645/
Kabatchikova6160/
Kovacikova57231/
Kovačikova5721/
Kotvasiková552/

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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 Kobashikawa
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