Kurekawa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Kurekawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 48 | 1:2,663,423 | 31,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kurekawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurekawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurekawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurekawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kurekawa is the 2,776,799th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Kurekawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kurekawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 2,663,423. In Japan Kurekawa is primarily found in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 79 percent live, Okayama Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Excluding Japan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurokawa | 88 | 73,289 | / |
| Kurakawa | 88 | 1,151 | / |
| Kurikawa | 88 | 1,075 | / |
| Korekawa | 88 | 1,074 | / |
| Kirekawa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kuroikawa | 82 | 5 | / |
| Khurokhawa | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kirikawa | 75 | 221 | / |
| Kurekova | 75 | 57 | / |
| Kurokava | 75 | 30 | / |
| Kirakawa | 75 | 29 | / |
| Korikawa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kurokowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kurikowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kurocawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuretkova | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kureckova | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kurakaeva | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kurekeeva | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kurikaeva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kureykova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurakovaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kureshkova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kurekawa
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