Murokawa Surname
Approximately 901 people bear this surname
Murokawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 897 | 1:142,524 | 7,401 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Murokawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murokawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murokawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murokawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 392,486th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,088,286 people. The surname Murokawa is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Murokawa reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Murokawa is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 897 people, or 1 in 142,524. In Japan Murokawa is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 25 percent live, Niigata Prefecture, where 21 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Aside from Japan Murokawa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murakawa | 88 | 14,892 | / |
| Morokawa | 88 | 37 | / |
| Murakawua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murakaywa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murakava | 75 | 18 | / |
| Morakawa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Murokova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muracawa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Murakaeva | 71 | 452 | / |
| Murakahua | 71 | 11 | / |
| Murakavad | 71 | 8 | / |
| Murakavadh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Murochkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murakhaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Murokawa
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