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 last name Norikawa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Norikawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norikawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Norikawa is the 985,740th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Norikawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Norikawa is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 497,449. In Japan Norikawa is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 31 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent are found and Fukui Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
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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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