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 carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nishigawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishigawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 676,370th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Nishigawa live; 82 percent live in East Asia and 82 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 355,123. In Japan Nishigawa is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 59 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 28 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Besides Japan this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
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
- 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 Nishigawa
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