Sekikawa Surname

40,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sekikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan12,7781:10,0051,366
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sekikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekikawa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekikawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sekikawa is the 40,619th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 565,145 people. Sekikawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sekikawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Sekikawa is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 12,778 people, or 1 in 10,005. In Japan Sekikawa is primarily found in: Niigata Prefecture, where 21 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Not including Japan it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Sekikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sekikawa surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sekikawa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,754 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakikawa881,342/
Sekikaba8828/
Sakukawa752,846/
Sakekawa75842/
Sokukawa7510/
Sekekaba751/
Shokukawa71286/
Sakhukawa711/
Shichikawa67179/
Shiquekawa671/

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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 Sekikawa
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