Morikawa Surname

6,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Morikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan82,0191:1,559285
United States1,0311:351,56131,507
Brazil6001:356,79113,662
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Canada401:921,14070,350
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Morikawa (12) may also be a first name.

Morikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morikawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Morikawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morikawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,738th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 86,814 people. Morikawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Morikawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Morikawa is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 82,019 people, or 1 in 1,559. In Japan it is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Barring Japan Morikawa exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Morikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morikawa last name are 21.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morikawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 200.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,234 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $23,695,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.24% more than the national average, earning $48,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $54,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morikhawa948/
Marikawa8896/
Morikava8855/
Moricawa8825/
Morikowa881/
Marukawa753,549/
Morikova7561/
Marikawo753/
Morriskavai741/
Marikaeva716/
Morekaeva715/
Moraikova711/
Moricavad711/
Murikasva711/
Mareakawa711/
Morzhikova6714/

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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 Morikawa
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