Orikawa Surname
Approximately 846 people bear this surname
Orikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 838 | 1:152,559 | 7,736 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Orikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orikawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orikawa? popularity and diffusion
Orikawa is the 412,207th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. Orikawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Orikawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 838 people, or 1 in 152,559. In Japan Orikawa is mostly concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 30 percent are found, Toyama Prefecture, where 15 percent are found and Aomori Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Other than Japan it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horikawa | 93 | 47,669 | / |
| Horiskawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Arikawa | 86 | 12,465 | / |
| Erikawa | 86 | 1,303 | / |
| Orikava | 86 | 8 | / |
| Araikawa | 80 | 438 | / |
| Harikawa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Horikava | 80 | 14 | / |
| Oriskawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horikowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arikawas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horikaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ariekawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haraikawa | 75 | 955 | / |
| Arikawe | 71 | 1,373 | / |
| Erikowa | 71 | 141 | / |
| Arikowa | 71 | 35 | / |
| Arikava | 71 | 11 | / |
| Orikova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Aricawa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Orikabe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Arikawo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gorikavaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Orekowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorikovaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erikava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harukawa | 67 | 1,425 | / |
| Gorikova | 67 | 102 | / |
| Arikawei | 67 | 90 | / |
| Erikaeva | 67 | 49 | / |
| Oriskova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Otrikova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Horikova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Orekhava | 67 | 7 | / |
| Orizkova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arikaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eurukawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orikhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orikaoue | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Orikawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis