Nishikawa Surname
Approximately 173,616 people bear this surname
Nishikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 170,047 | 1:752 | 123 |
| United States | 1,627 | 1:222,777 | 21,575 |
| Brazil | 1,017 | 1:210,496 | 8,114 |
| Canada | 206 | 1:178,862 | 17,839 |
| Thailand | 158 | 1:447,078 | 78,527 |
| Mexico | 127 | 1:977,372 | 12,977 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Nishikawa (14) may also be a first name.
Nishikawa Demographics
Average Male Nishikawa Height
171.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nishikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nishikawa is found most in Japan. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishikawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nishikawa is the 3,246th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 41,975 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nishikawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Nishikawa is also the 3,024,661st most common first name on earth, borne by 14 people.
The surname Nishikawa is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 170,047 people, or 1 in 752. In Japan it is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Besides Japan Nishikawa is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Nishikawa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nishikawa last name are 7.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.93% registered with the party.
The amount Nishikawa earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 35.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,190 per year; in United States they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning $51,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.05% more than the national average, earning $64,611 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nishikawwa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nishaikawa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Noishikawa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nisikawa | 94 | 18 | / |
| Nishikava | 89 | 50 | / |
| Nissikawa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Nishicawa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nichikawa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nishikewa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nishikawe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nihsikawa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nichikhawa | 84 | 71 | / |
| Nisikava | 82 | 32 | / |
| Nizikawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nicikawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nishicava | 78 | 13 | / |
| Nishikoba | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nissikava | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishikova | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nichikava | 78 | 1 | / |
| Naisikawe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishicahua | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nicikava | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nicekawa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nishchikova | 70 | 3 | / |
| Nechikowa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Nichikova | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nishukova | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nishikobe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nitsikova | 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 Nishikawa
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