Ookawa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ookawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ookawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ookawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ookawa has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ookawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ookawa is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Ookawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Ookawa are found; 88 percent are found in East Asia and 88 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most common in Japan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 18,263,470. In Japan Ookawa is primarily found in: Saitama Prefecture, where 14 percent are found and Toyama Prefecture, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Ookawa
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