Matsukawa Surname

14,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Matsukawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matsukawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan37,9831:3,366565
United States4931:735,21157,637
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Peru501:635,68215,717
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Austria161:532,21549,801
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Matsukawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matsukawa is found most frequently in Japan. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matsukawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsukawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,367th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 187,712 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Matsukawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 37,983 people, or 1 in 3,366. In Japan Matsukawa is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live and Miyagi Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Matsukawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matsukawa surname are 35.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.11% registered with the party.

The amount Matsukawa earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 32.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,618 per year and in United States they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning $56,598 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matsuekawa9592/
Matsuikawa952/
Matsukava896/
Matsucawa894/
Matsukova78351/
Matsukoba781/
Matsukhova7481/
Matsukeeva744/
Mazukaeva676/
Motsukova676/
Matjukova672/
Matsokova671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Matsukawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis