Minekawa Surname
Approximately 1,239 people bear this surname
Minekawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,191 | 1:107,342 | 6,309 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Minekawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minekawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Minekawa is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minekawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Minekawa is the 305,423rd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,881,797 people. The surname Minekawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Minekawa live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
Minekawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 1,191 people, or 1 in 107,342. In Japan Minekawa is primarily found in: Saitama Prefecture, where 19 percent reside, Gunma Prefecture, where 13 percent reside and Saga Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Minekawa
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