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
Nakagawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nakagawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakagawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,698th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,508 people. It occurs mostly 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 occurring forename at a global level, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 316,676 people, or 1 in 404. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Japan it exists 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 those holding the Nakagawa last name are 19.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.24% registered to vote for the political 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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