Okawa Surname

6,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan85,8991:1,488273
United States4911:738,20657,824
Brazil4501:475,72117,994
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Uganda871:448,72726,843
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Australia311:870,82953,581
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Belgium131:884,35769,774
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England121:4,643,172139,951
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France71:9,488,960336,266
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guam11:160,1214,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Okawa (28) may also be a first name.

Okawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okawa is the 6,467th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 83,417 people. The surname Okawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Okawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 28 people.

It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 85,899 people, or 1 in 1,488. In Japan Okawa is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Japan Okawa exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Okawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okawa last name are 0.34999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Okawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 281.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 73,980 per year; in United States they earn 16.12% more than the national average, earning $50,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oikawa9192,590/
Hokawa911,073/
Ohkawa91573/
Okawai91162/
Okhawa9173/
Oekawa919/
Ookawa918/
Uokawa917/
Okeawa917/
Oukawa916/
Okawah916/
Okaewa916/
Okauwa912/
Oykawa912/
Oskawa912/
Gokawa912/
Okawga911/
Okaawa911/
Hoikawa8326/
Oukawai831/
O'Kawai831/
Okhauwa831/
Ukawa806,321/
Akawa804,209/
Okowa80644/
Ekawa80407/
Okewa80237/
Okawo80130/
Okava8036/
Okawe8013/
Okawi8013/
Oqawa804/
Hookaway771/
Hockaway771/
Akaiwa733,389/
Ukauwa73453/
Gukawa73231/
Hakawa73153/
Okaeva73127/
Akawah7382/
Oikava7370/
Okouwa7367/
Okoewa7366/
Akahwa7346/
Okhawe7338/
Hokawi7334/
Akawai7324/
Akawha7321/
Okaiba7315/
Okeawo7312/
Gokowa7312/
Okuiwa7311/
Okowat7311/
Okhaba7310/
Okawho737/
Uikawa737/
Ukhawa737/
Hekawa736/
Akhawa735/
Okhowa734/
Okauba734/
Okowah734/
Uokawe734/
Okabea734/
Akaway734/
Hokowa733/
Gakawa733/
Okeuwa733/
Okawei733/
Ekeawa733/
Ekawai733/
Ekaway733/
Akkawa732/
Okahwo732/
Ukaiwa732/
Okuowa732/
Hukawa732/
Ukawai732/
Akawoa732/
Oukava732/
Akaewa731/
Ockewa731/
Okawep731/
Okawop731/
Akgawa731/
Akawaj731/
Okewah731/
Okaabi731/
Okaiwe731/
Ukawua731/
Oukawe731/
Oukawi731/
Oukowa731/
Ozqawa731/
Okawoy731/
Okaaba731/
Okoway731/
Ocaway731/
Ockawe731/
Ukawah731/
Ekaawa731/
Akaawa731/
Akauwa731/
Ookewa731/
Okoowa731/
Ukawaa731/
Ackaway6778/
Okhowat6754/
Oukabay6746/
Hokoiwa6727/
Akkaway6715/
Akaawua6711/
Akahuwa677/
Akahawa676/
Okhaeva674/
Okhavha674/
Akawaja674/
Okhavat674/
Okkaeva673/
Aukauwa673/
Okhawer672/
Hoykawo672/
Okowatt671/
Huokaba671/
Hokavad671/
Gokaave671/
Okeiwau671/
Okoewah671/
Oukhaba671/
Oukouwa671/
Okochwa671/
Gakahwa671/
Ekeawah671/
Akawass671/
Akhaway671/
Ookeaba671/
Okaibai671/
Okhauwe671/
Akhauwa671/
Akaawah671/
Haskawa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okawa
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