Obikawa Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Obikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obikawa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6961:183,6848,586
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Obikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obikawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obikawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 473,663rd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Obikawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Obikawa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 183,684. In Japan Obikawa is most numerous in: Nagano Prefecture, where 34 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 31 percent reside and Aomori Prefecture, where 17 percent reside. Not including Japan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ebikawa8632/
Abikawa861/
Abekawa71779/
Abikawe7141/
Abikawi714/
Obikova711/
Ebikawei6737/
Obekawho6711/
Abikaeva676/
Obikohwo673/
Obitkova672/
Obidkova671/
Habikawe671/
Obekahwo671/
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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 Obikawa
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