Miyagawa Surname

6,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Miyagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miyagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan87,8681:1,455270
United States3671:987,62773,174
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Guam121:13,3432,098
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Miyagawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miyagawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miyagawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Miyagawa is the 6,374th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 82,179 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Miyagawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

Miyagawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 87,868 people, or 1 in 1,455. In Japan Miyagawa is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Barring Japan Miyagawa occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Miyagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Miyagawa surname are 7.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.98% registered with the party.

The amount Miyagawa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.89% more than the national average, earning $49,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $47,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miyagava883/
Maiangawa826/
Maigawa806/
Maygawa801/
Maigaiwa75208/
Maigaswa7510/
Maiugawa755/
Mayagawe752/
Moyagawe751/
Mayegawa751/
Muyagaba751/
Mayangawe7115/
Miyangavo711/
Maiungawa711/
Maigaba6721/
Maegava6717/
Maigowa675/
Maigawo673/
Maygaba671/
Maigawe671/

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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
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  • 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 Miyagawa
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