Ogawara Surname

58,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ogawara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogawara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8,5431:14,9651,853
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Ogawara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogawara is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogawara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ogawara is the 58,874th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 850,058 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ogawara live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Ogawara is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 8,543 people, or 1 in 14,965. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Saitama Prefecture, where 20 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Ogawara Last Name Statistics demography

Ogawara earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogaswara933/
Ogasswara884/
Oghaswara881/
Hongawara881/
Ogawahara881/
Ugaswara804/
Ogowarah802/
Ogewhara801/
Gogaware801/
Gougaware750/
Egavara7127/
Agawari7119/
Ogabari7111/
Agabara715/
Ogowari711/
Ogobara711/
Ogeuara711/
Agaware711/
Agabarra6715/
Gagaware672/
Okgabare671/
Ongowari671/
Egavarra671/

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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 Ogawara
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