Michikawa Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Michikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Michikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4051:315,66511,415
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Michikawa Last Name Facts

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

Michikawa has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Michikawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 716,247th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Michikawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 315,665. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 86 percent live, Saitama Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Barring Japan it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mishikawa899/
Michicawa891/
Migikawa82232/
Misikawa821/
Meshikawa7839/
Michikova7824/
Maicikowa781/
Muchekaiwa749/
Misekawa7162/
Micikova716/
Mechikova6758/
Misiekaba6747/
Michukova6730/
Miscikova675/
Mishikabo674/
Mishikova674/
Mizhikova673/
Muchikova672/
Michekova671/

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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 Michikawa
  • 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