Namikawa Surname

58,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Namikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8,5451:14,9611,851
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Namikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namikawa is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namikawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,182nd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 838,034 people. The surname Namikawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Namikawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 8,545 people, or 1 in 14,961. In Japan Namikawa is most frequent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 32 percent reside, Kyoto Prefecture, where 17 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Japan this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Namikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Namikawa last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.47% registered with the party.

Namikawa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.78% more than the national average, earning $65,491 USD per year.

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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 Namikawa
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