Soekawa Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Soekawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 247 | 1:517,588 | 14,692 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Soekawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soekawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soekawa is most common in Japan. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Soekawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soekawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soekawa is the 1,014,722nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname Soekawa is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Soekawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Soekawa is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 517,588. In Japan it is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 45 percent live, Yamagata Prefecture, where 25 percent live and Fukushima Prefecture, where 16 percent live. Not including Japan this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekawa | 92 | 34,618 | / |
| Sokawa | 92 | 1,324 | / |
| Suekawa | 86 | 1,046 | / |
| Shokawa | 86 | 886 | / |
| Seikawa | 86 | 183 | / |
| Sekaiwa | 86 | 56 | / |
| Siekawa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Shekawa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ssekawa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sekahwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Soukawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Seakawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ssekaawa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shoukawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ssekaiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shekhawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suyekawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakawa | 77 | 2,489 | / |
| Sukawa | 77 | 440 | / |
| Sekewa | 77 | 139 | / |
| Sokowa | 77 | 98 | / |
| Sekava | 77 | 72 | / |
| Socawa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Sekowa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sekawo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sokava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shojikawa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Saikawa | 71 | 3,594 | / |
| Shakawa | 71 | 1,268 | / |
| Shukawa | 71 | 279 | / |
| Sokaeva | 71 | 131 | / |
| Sekaeva | 71 | 128 | / |
| Soikava | 71 | 104 | / |
| Sukawas | 71 | 52 | / |
| Sokhowa | 71 | 48 | / |
| Sakaiwa | 71 | 36 | / |
| Saekewa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Sukaswa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sekhava | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sukhawa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Saukawa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sakawai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sukawai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shokowa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sukawad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sookowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheikhawat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekowai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saekawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seekawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekeiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakhawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suekawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhavah | 67 | 184 | / |
| Shokaeva | 67 | 154 | / |
| Shekaeva | 67 | 56 | / |
| Sukawatt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sekhavai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Soukouwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sekhavau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sookoowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sekhavaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shakawah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sujikawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shekhava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sukaawat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokkaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukhawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakawuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakawaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoekowah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soukawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shakawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukawa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shokhava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssekeywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakhawai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Soekawa
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