Maekawa Surname

6,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Maekawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maekawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan89,3761:1,430267
Brazil5301:403,91415,391
United States3751:966,55771,847
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Peru501:635,68215,717
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
France71:9,488,960336,266
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Maekawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maekawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maekawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Maekawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,253rd most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 80,468 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Maekawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Maekawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 89,376 people, or 1 in 1,430. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Mie Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Barring Japan it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Maekawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maekawa surname are 28.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maekawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 135.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,695 per year; in United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 100.87% more than the national average, earning $99,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maeskawa931/
Makawa9218,853/
Mekawa92137/
Makawai86180/
Makhawa8698/
Makaiwa8629/
Maekava8625/
Maecawa8624/
Makkawa869/
Makahwa867/
Makaway865/
Makawah864/
Mekaway864/
Makaawa863/
Makauwa863/
MacKawa862/
Makawaa861/
Mekauwa861/
Makajwa861/
Makawau861/
MacKaway80205/
Makkawau8016/
Makahawa801/
Mekkaway801/
Makaiwai801/
Makkaway801/
Makhawah801/
Maekaava801/
Makowa774,779/
Makava771,064/
Makewa77474/
Mokawa77287/
Makawo77127/
Mekowa7784/
Mekava7753/
Macawa7730/
Mekewa7724/
Mekawo772/
Maekhowat751/
Makaeva712,925/
Mekawey71858/
Mokaiwa71238/
Makhowa71230/
Macaway71169/
Makawey71156/
Mekaeva71146/
Mokhawa71118/
Mokahwa7182/
Makaiva7166/
Makohwa7158/
Mokawau7146/
Mahkewa7137/
Maecava7137/
Mekeuwa7135/
Makauwo7120/
Makavai7120/
Makowai7120/
Makhava7117/
Makhawo7115/
Makkava7113/
Makowah7113/
Makoway7113/
Mekavai719/
Makcava719/
Makeewa715/
Makavay714/
Maekova713/
Maekoba712/
Makoowa712/
Makeuwa712/
Mackewa712/
Makoiwa712/
Magcawa712/
Makavaj711/
Makovaa711/
Mhakava711/
Maakava711/
Magqawa711/
Makhewa711/
Makavau711/
Makawei711/
Maqajwa711/
Maecaba711/
Mackava711/
Makkawo711/
Makawoi711/
Maqawah711/
Magkaeva67163/
MacKoway6752/
Makkaeva6731/
Mekkawey6711/
Magcaway676/
MacKawey671/
Maekeeva671/
Macaaway671/
Maekobay671/
Maaecava671/
Makavajh671/
Mockhawa671/
Makkawey671/
Mooikawa671/
Mahkaeva671/
MacKawoy670/

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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 Maekawa
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