Miyakawa Surname

232,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Miyakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miyakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8711:146,7797,544
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Brazil2191:977,50834,716
Peru791:402,33112,852
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Miyakawa Last Name Facts

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

Miyakawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miyakawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 232,966th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,207,590 people. The last name Miyakawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Miyakawa are found; 51 percent are found in East Asia and 50 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Miyakawa is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 871 people, or 1 in 146,779. In Japan Miyakawa is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 66 percent live, Chiba Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Miyakawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Miyakawa are 15.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Miyakawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 62.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,428 per year; in United States they earn 38.64% more than the national average, earning $59,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $60,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miyakhawa944/
Miyokawa882,177/
Miyakava8817/
Mijakawa881/
Miyacawa881/
Miyakawi881/
Mayakawa881/
Maikawa80210/
Meikawa80141/
Maykawa803/
Moikawa801/
Mayekawa75117/
Mojikawa7573/
Maikawai7530/
Maikaiwa7511/
Miyakova752/
Maikawad751/
Maykawad751/
Maikauwa751/
Meikaswa751/
Maykaywa751/
Miyakeeva711/
Mayakavad711/
Miyakkova711/
Maikaswau711/
Moukawa67126/
Maikewa6728/
Maekava6725/
Maukava679/
Maikawe677/
Maikowa675/
Maikawo672/
Muikaba671/
Maawekaswa671/

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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 Miyakawa
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