Ogawa Surname

1,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ogawa Surname User-submission:

The Ogawa surname means 'little river' or 'little creek' in Japanese. In Kanji, the first character 小 (ko) means 'small' or 'little', the second character 川 (kawa) means 'river' or 'brook'.

Ogawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan429,0581:29830
United States2,7091:133,79814,056
Brazil2,2731:94,1813,558
Thailand6461:109,34715,954
Singapore3891:14,159634
Canada1581:233,20022,307
Philippines1291:784,79275,887
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Mexico1071:1,160,05814,244
Australia771:350,59429,558
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
England331:1,688,42669,999
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
China191:71,964,2933,948
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Estonia151:88,12015,474
France121:5,535,227269,324
Guam121:13,3432,098
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Finland61:916,11741,832
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Ogawa (268) may also be a first name.

Ogawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ogawa surname means 'little river' or 'little creek' in Japanese. In Kanji, the first character 小 (ko) means 'small' or 'little', the second character 川 (kawa) means 'river' or 'brook'.

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Ogawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogawa is most common in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,219th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,706 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ogawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 543,171st most widely held first name on earth It is held by 268 people.

It is most common in Japan, where it is held by 429,058 people, or 1 in 298. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found, Chiba Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Ogawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ogawa surname are 11.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.12% registered with the party.

The amount Ogawa earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 22.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,771 per year; in United States they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning $51,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning $59,052 CAD per year.

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