Nakagawa Surname
Approximately 323,783 people bear this surname
Nakagawa Surname User-submission:
The Japanese surname Nakagawa means 'middle river'.
Nakagawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 316,676 | 1:404 | 54 |
| United States | 3,423 | 1:105,889 | 11,626 |
| Brazil | 1,862 | 1:114,970 | 4,345 |
| Thailand | 441 | 1:160,178 | 25,612 |
| Singapore | 240 | 1:22,949 | 903 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 1:52,025 | 927 |
| Philippines | 109 | 1:928,791 | 82,877 |
| United Arab Emirates | 89 | 1:102,947 | 8,862 |
| Peru | 89 | 1:357,125 | 12,161 |
| Mexico | 74 | 1:1,677,381 | 17,205 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
Nakagawa (32) may also be a first name.
Nakagawa Surname Meaning
Nakagawa Demographics
Average Male Nakagawa Height
170.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nakagawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakagawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakagawa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakagawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,698th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,508 people. The last name Nakagawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nakagawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name in the world It is held by 32 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 316,676 people, or 1 in 404. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 67 countries. It also occurs 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 Nakagawa are 19.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.24% being registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakaegawa | 94 | 192 | / |
| Nakaggawa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nakaigawa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nakagaywa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakagava | 88 | 168 | / |
| Nacagawa | 88 | 38 | / |
| Nakagaba | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nakagowa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nakaggaba | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nakagahua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nacagava | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nakagabi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nakagova | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nakagave | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nacagaba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nakagabo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nakagoba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nacogawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakagabe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nacagahua | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nakaggabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakangova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakhangova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nakagobo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nakagoobe | 59 | 3 | / |
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