Okukawa Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okukawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Okukawa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2311:553,43815,222
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Okukawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okukawa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okukawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okukawa is the 1,064,392nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Okukawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 553,438. In Japan Okukawa is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 23 percent are found, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okikawa86620/
Hakukawa80396/
Gakukawa8041/
Akikawa711,111/
Okokowa7137/
Akukawe712/
Ocukowa711/
Ekukowa711/
Okukowo711/
Akukaba711/
Hakikawa6728/
Okuskova6722/
Oskukova674/
Hekikawa671/
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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 Okukawa
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