Nogawa Surname

63,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nogawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nogawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7,7151:16,5711,997
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Nogawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nogawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nogawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nogawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nogawa is the 63,994th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 931,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nogawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

Nogawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 7,715 people, or 1 in 16,571. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Nogawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nogawa are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the party.

Nogawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $38,347 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nongawa921/
Nagawa8333,127/
Negawa83622/
Nogava8311/
Nogaba837/
Nugawa831/
Naggawa771,266/
Nogaeva771,094/
Nagaiwa77705/
Naugawa7753/
Nagaawa7734/
Nongava7733/
Naghawa7731/
Nnagawa7725/
Nagahwa7713/
Nagauwa775/
Ngagawa774/
Nagawwa774/
Nagawah774/
Nagaewa773/
Naagawa772/
Noghaba772/
Nagawai772/
Nagawaa772/
Nagawad771/
Nogaibai7122/
Noghabai7121/
Nogaybay7116/
Naghaway719/
Nangawai713/
Nagahawa712/
Nougawou711/
Nogaibay711/
Nagawash711/
Nagaswas711/
Nagaba675,844/
Nogabe67317/
Nogova67169/
Nogoba67136/
Nagawo67104/
Negawo6750/
Nagewa6747/
Nagowa6717/
Nagava6714/
Nagawe6714/
Noghabhai6713/
Nogabi678/
Nagawy674/
Nogowe674/
Nogeva673/
Nugawi671/
Nagaswath671/
Noogavath671/
Nugaba671/
Nanghajwa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nogawa
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