Ogawa Surname
Approximately 436,217 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 429,058 | 1:298 | 30 |
| United States | 2,709 | 1:133,798 | 14,056 |
| Brazil | 2,273 | 1:94,181 | 3,558 |
| Thailand | 646 | 1:109,347 | 15,954 |
| Singapore | 389 | 1:14,159 | 634 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| Philippines | 129 | 1:784,792 | 75,887 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Mexico | 107 | 1:1,160,058 | 14,244 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Argentina | 65 | 1:657,591 | 45,740 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
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'.
- jogawaOgawa Demographics
Average Male Ogawa Height
169.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ogawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogawa is found most in Japan. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,219th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,706 people. The last name Ogawa is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ogawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Ogawa is also the 543,171st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 268 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne 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. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 69 countries. It is also common 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 last name are 11.89% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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