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 held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,467th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,417 people. It 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 common first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 85,899 people, or 1 in 1,488. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Apart from Japan Okawa occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Okawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okawa last name are 0.34999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.88% registered to vote for the 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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