Oyakawa Surname

130,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Oyakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,9661:43,1033,710
Brazil2741:781,29328,383
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Peru941:338,12911,875
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oyakawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyakawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyakawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oyakawa is the 130,248th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,097,739 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Oyakawa are found; 85 percent are found in East Asia and 85 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Oyakawa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 2,966 people, or 1 in 43,103. In Japan it is mostly found in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 84 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 4 percent live. Beside Japan Oyakawa exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Oyakawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oyakawa surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oyakawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 115.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,828 per year; in United States they earn 31.5% more than the national average, earning $56,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $49,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyakauwa931/
Oykawa922/
Ayakawa86121/
Oyakava8610/
Oyokawa862/
Oyekawa861/
Hayakawa80129,804/
Hiyakawa80298/
Gayakawa801/
Oikawa7792,590/
Aikawa7737,898/
Oekawa779/
Oukawa776/
Aykawa775/
Hayakhawa7515/
Hayhakawa751/
Haikawa71391/
Ayukawa71212/
Uyekawa7161/
Ajikawa7148/
Ayokawa7126/
Hoikawa7126/
Oyekowa716/
Eakawah715/
Oyekaba715/
Eyakava713/
Aukauwa713/
Hoykawo712/
Aykawad712/
Haykawa712/
Ojokawa711/
Ajakawa711/
Oukawai711/
Oyacava711/
Iyakowa711/
Gayakava6772/
Oyekuowa6752/
Hayakava679/
Hojakowa674/
Eakkawat673/
Aukkawat671/
Oyekaweu671/
Ayikawai671/

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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
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  • 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 Oyakawa
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