Norikawa Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
Norikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 257 | 1:497,449 | 14,392 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Norikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Norikawa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norikawa? popularity and diffusion
Norikawa is the 985,740th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname Norikawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Norikawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 497,449. In Japan Norikawa is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 31 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Fukui Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Norikawa
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