Okaniwa Surname

113,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okaniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okaniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,0681:31,4273,022
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Okaniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okaniwa occurs most in Japan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okaniwa? popularity and diffusion

Okaniwa is the 113,218th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,783,104 people. The surname Okaniwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Okaniwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 4,068 people, or 1 in 31,427. In Japan Okaniwa is mostly found in: Saitama Prefecture, where 22 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 20 percent reside and Nagano Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Okaniwa Last Name Statistics demography

Okaniwa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaniwa8610/
Okaniwe862/
Akangiwa801/
Okanaiba801/
Akkhaniwat71102/
Okenywa7151/
Okonewa7122/
Okenewa7119/
Akaniwo7117/
Okaneva7110/
Okonuwa715/
Okoniwe715/
Akanewa715/
Okanjua714/
Ekoniwa714/
Akeniwa712/
Ukaniwo711/
Okeniva711/
Ekeniwa711/
Akkhaniwad711/
Ukanieva675/
Okonuwah674/
Akanniwo673/
Akaniwoh673/
Okonnuwa671/
Akanyowa671/

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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 Okaniwa
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