Okugawa Surname

77,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okugawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okugawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,2351:20,5042,286
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Okugawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okugawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okugawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,955th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,161,917 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Okugawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Okugawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 6,235 people, or 1 in 20,504. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Mie Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Okugawa Last Name Statistics demography

Okugawa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otkugawa931/
Okunghawa889/
Okigawa8614/
Okungowa801/
Ekughawa801/
Uokogawa801/
Okeungowa752/
Okunghowa751/
Okugabe711/
Akigawa711/
Hakogawa67103/
Akugoba572/
Akugabi571/
Akungowe531/

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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 Okugawa
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