Nakagawa Surname

1,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nakagawa Surname User-submission:

The Japanese surname Nakagawa means 'middle river'.

Nakagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan316,6761:40454
United States3,4231:105,88911,626
Brazil1,8621:114,9704,345
Thailand4411:160,17825,612
Singapore2401:22,949903
Canada2321:158,81716,066
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Philippines1091:928,79182,877
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Peru891:357,12512,161
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
Australia701:385,65331,598
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Chile321:550,51513,718
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
England221:2,532,63991,802
Latvia171:120,59117,235
China141:97,665,8265,141
France121:5,535,227269,324
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Fiji41:223,5982,635
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Nakagawa (32) may also be a first name.

Nakagawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Japanese surname Nakagawa means 'middle river'.

- chrystadelacruz

Nakagawa Last Name Facts

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

Nakagawa is most common in Japan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nakagawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakagawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,698th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 22,508 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nakagawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 32 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 316,676 people, or 1 in 404. In Japan Nakagawa is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Nakagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nakagawa surname are 19.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nakagawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 157.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,972 per year; in United States they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $50,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $58,017 CAD per year.

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