Motokawa Surname

82,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Motokawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motokawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,8041:22,0272,411
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Motokawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motokawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motokawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 82,956th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,248,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Motokawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Motokawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 5,804 people, or 1 in 22,027. In Japan Motokawa is primarily found in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 9 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Barring Japan it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Motokawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Motokawa surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Motokawa earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.05% more than the national average, earning $86,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motakawad821/
Mothokowa821/
Matakawa75703/
Matukawa7550/
Motokova751/
Motokhova7137/
Motokeeva7117/
Motakavad7111/
Mothokowe716/
Motoskova713/
Mostokova712/
Motoshkova6794/
Moustakawi671/

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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 Motokawa
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