Nokawa Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Nokawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 84 | 1:1,521,956 | 24,539 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nokawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nokawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nokawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nokawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,994,173rd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Nokawa live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 1,521,956. In Japan Nokawa is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 48 percent are found, Ōita Prefecture, where 38 percent are found and Gifu Prefecture, where 5 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noukawa | 92 | 14 | / |
| Nakawa | 83 | 808 | / |
| Nokowa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Nokawo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nokewa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nokava | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nekawa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nocawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nokawi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nokawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nakhawa | 77 | 411 | / |
| Nakaiwa | 77 | 383 | / |
| Nakahwa | 77 | 76 | / |
| Nukawea | 77 | 36 | / |
| Noukawo | 77 | 30 | / |
| Naekawa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nakawah | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nokaeva | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nekaway | 77 | 7 | / |
| Noskowa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Noukaba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nakaawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngakawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nokkawe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Noskava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nookawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnakawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakajwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakaywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakauwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noukawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nokhaeva | 71 | 148 | / |
| Nashkawa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nokhohwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoukawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakaweas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakkhawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakahawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakawe | 67 | 276 | / |
| Nakowa | 67 | 262 | / |
| Nokeva | 67 | 93 | / |
| Nakewa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nokova | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nakava | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nakajwaya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nacawa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nakawi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nekava | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nakawo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Naqawa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nekewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nnakachwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nakkawach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nocaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nocawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nukowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nakachhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nakachwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakawoaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakachwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakawaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nekowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nukawi | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nokawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis