Onagawa Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Onagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Onagawa 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
Japan4301:297,31211,099
Germany61:13,417,576340,600

Onagawa Last Name Facts

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

Onagawa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Onagawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onagawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 681,965th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Onagawa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 297,312. In Japan it is most numerous in: Toyama Prefecture, where 37 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live and Miyagi Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Barring Japan this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live.

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
Onnagawa933/
Anagawa86102/
Onogawa8613/
Onagaba861/
Anegawa711,923/
Anagaba7195/
Onagabo7112/
Anagava715/
Anagawe711/
Onongowa67109/
Anagavad674/
Hanegawa672/
Honagave672/
Anagabah672/
Anegawai671/
Amnagawi671/
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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 Onagawa
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