Niokawa Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Niokawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 308 | 1:415,079 | 13,135 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Niokawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niokawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Niokawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niokawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 874,560th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. Niokawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Niokawa are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 415,079. In Japan it is primarily found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 79 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 21 percent reside and Miyagi Prefecture, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Japan Niokawa exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikawa | 92 | 61 | / |
| Niekawa | 86 | 242 | / |
| Naikawa | 86 | 23 | / |
| Niskawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyokawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nikaway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naikawad | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nishkawa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nickaway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nikava | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nekawa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyakawa | 71 | 170 | / |
| Nikavad | 71 | 14 | / |
| Njokava | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nekaway | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nikavat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Neokaba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Niskava | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njokaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niakaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnakawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niokowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nikhawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaswa | 67 | 117 | / |
| Naikavai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Neshkawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyakahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikhavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nickowai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neokowau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikavath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikavau | 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 Niokawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis