Kokawa Surname

127,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kokawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,5231:36,2883,327
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kokawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kokawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kokawa is the 127,177th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,041,901 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kokawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 3,523 people, or 1 in 36,288. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Ibaraki Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Mie Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Japan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Kokawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kokawa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kokawa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.4% more than the national average, earning $54,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koikawa92766/
Kokeawa9217/
Kokawah921/
Kokawat921/
Kokawai921/
Kukawa83297/
Kakawa83265/
Kokowa83184/
Kokawi8357/
Kekawa8316/
Kokava837/
Kokewa836/
Kokawe832/
Kocawa832/
Khokhawat8034/
Kokaeva771,386/
Kakaway7716/
Kakawat7713/
Kokavad777/
Kakawai776/
Kakawah776/
Kakaawa775/
Kakawua774/
Kukawas774/
Kakawas774/
Kukaway773/
Khakawa773/
Kokouwa772/
Kukaiwa771/
Kakkawa771/
Kukaswa771/
Kokoiwa771/
Kukaywa771/
Khokawy771/
Kokhaeva71123/
Kohkawee7114/
Kakaways717/
Kakawais715/
Khokawee712/
Kusskawa711/
Khokaeva711/
Kukhawah711/
Koikaeva711/
Kekaiwai711/
Katkawad711/
Kakkaway711/
Kokova674,329/
Kukava673,532/
Kakowa672,037/
Kakawo6794/
Kokowo6764/
Khokhaeva6762/
Kokeva6743/
Kokowe6742/
Kakawi6733/
Kekewa6727/
Kekava6717/
Kakewa6710/
Kokave677/
Kacawa675/
Kakawe673/
Kukowa673/
Kokavi671/
Kuskhawah671/
Kocowa671/
Kucawa671/
Kudkeawaj671/

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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 Kokawa
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