Kurokawa Surname

7,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kurokawa Surname User-submission:

The Kurokawa surname means 'black river', from kuro (black) and kawa (river).

Kurokawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan72,1201:1,773322
United States5801:624,92950,458
Brazil3391:631,48823,421
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kurokawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kurokawa surname means 'black river', from kuro (black) and kawa (river).

- lmgeshell

Kurokawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurokawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurokawa? popularity and diffusion

Kurokawa is the 7,745th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 99,436 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kurokawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Kurokawa is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 72,120 people, or 1 in 1,773. In Japan Kurokawa is most common in: Chiba Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Beside Japan it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Kurokawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kurokawa surname are 13.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Kurokawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 177.17% more than the national average, earning S/. 53,730 per year; in United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $55,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuroikawa945/
Khurokhawa894/
Kurakawa881,151/
Kurekawa8849/
Kurokava8830/
Kurukawa8811/
Kurocawa881/
Korokawa881/
Kurokowa881/
Kurukawi7534/
Kirakawa7529/
Kurukava757/
Kirekawa755/
Kurocava754/
Kurokova753/
Kurukavad71116/
Kurakaeva719/
Kurockova712/
Kurakavad712/
Kurotkova712/
Kurakovaa711/
Kurokhova711/
Khurzokova6771/
Kurochkova671/

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