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'.
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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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