Nishigawa Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Nishigawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 360 | 1:355,123 | 12,087 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nishigawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishigawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nishigawa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishigawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nishigawa is the 676,370th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Nishigawa reside; 82 percent reside in East Asia and 82 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 355,123. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 59 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 28 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Not including Japan this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nishigwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nishikawa | 89 | 173,616 | / |
| Nishigaya | 89 | 59 | / |
| Nishicawa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nishiga | 88 | 359 | / |
| Nishikawwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nishaikawa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Noishikawa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nishiaka | 82 | 5 | / |
| Nishkawa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nishigai | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nshigwai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nshiga | 80 | 155 | / |
| Nishig | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nishiwaki | 78 | 24,207 | / |
| Nishiwaka | 78 | 18 | / |
| Nashikawa | 78 | 11 | / |
| Nishakawa | 78 | 6 | / |
| Nishi-Gai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishicaua | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishikaua | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishikawe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishikewa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishigagh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishika | 75 | 280 | / |
| Nishica | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nishaka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nshikwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nshiega | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nishiak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nishikawa-Yee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nishioka | 71 | 71,684 | / |
| Nishikai | 71 | 597 | / |
| Nishiaki | 71 | 252 | / |
| Nishi-Go | 71 | 184 | / |
| Nshakiwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nashkawa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nishioca | 71 | 5 | / |
| Neshkawa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nishwaki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nishoika | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nishakya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nshiogwu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nshig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyeshiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nashagwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naishaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nishg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyishaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshagwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nishicka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nisheaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nishakha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshika | 67 | 129 | / |
| Nishiaoki | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nishak | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nishik | 67 | 66 | / |
| Nshaka | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nishaq | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nshigu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nshoga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nishag | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nishka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nishiq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niyishaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nashiwaki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nishac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishiyaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishiç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishachay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishachha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshaak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niesigová | 56 | 4 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nishigawa
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