Niyagawa Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Niyagawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 66 | 1:1,937,035 | 27,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Niyagawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niyagawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niyagawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niyagawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,293,424th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Niyagawa is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Niyagawa are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,937,035. In Japan it is most common in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 97 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 2 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayagawa | 88 | 227 | / |
| Niyagaba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Naugawa | 80 | 53 | / |
| Naigawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Najigawa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Niyogaba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Niyegaba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyegowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neigaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naigaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naugava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naigawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayagave | 63 | 130 | / |
| Niyogabo | 63 | 14 | / |
| Nayigaba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Naygaave | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nayagowit | 59 | 11 | / |
| Naygave | 53 | 7 | / |
| Naigave | 53 | 2 | / |
| Neagova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Naigabe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Naigowit | 50 | 10 | / |
| Nayegave | 50 | 7 | / |
| Nougawou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nejagave | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nayigave | 50 | 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
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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 Niyagawa
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