Nigorikawa Surname
Approximately 877 people bear this surname
Nigorikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 874 | 1:146,275 | 7,527 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nigorikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nigorikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nigorikawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nigorikawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 400,713th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,309,630 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nigorikawa live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
Nigorikawa is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 874 people, or 1 in 146,275. In Japan Nigorikawa is most numerous in: Niigata Prefecture, where 38 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 20 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Aside from Japan Nigorikawa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkirikawa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Negorokawa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nigorikova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngorka | 75 | 31 | / |
| Nigurigwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ngaorikao | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ngouari Gawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nagorka | 71 | 243 | / |
| Ngoroka | 71 | 121 | / |
| Nkirika | 71 | 94 | / |
| Ngoreka | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ngoriko | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nkorika | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nagorik | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngarika | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nigriga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngorike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngurkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoro-Ikia | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ngoriakaou | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nagorcka | 67 | 263 | / |
| Nicoriac | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nikoriuk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngork | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ng'oroka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nagarika | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkorekwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nikoriak | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngaragwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nguirika | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nicoriuk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nakirika | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngourgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoiraga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagoriik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagoriak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkiirika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nggarika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuirikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwarika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkirakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawigarika | 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 Nigorikawa
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