Sogawa Surname

74,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sogawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sogawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,5051:19,6532,225
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sogawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sogawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sogawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sogawa? popularity and diffusion

Sogawa is the 74,326th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,102,003 people. Sogawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sogawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 6,505 people, or 1 in 19,653. In Japan Sogawa is most common in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 19 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Tokushima Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Sogawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sogawa are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sogawa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 31.07% more than the national average, earning $56,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $54,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shogawa9291/
Siogawa925/
Sougawa922/
Soegawa921/
Songawa921/
Sagawa8329,200/
Segawa837,416/
Sugawa836,897/
Sogowa83187/
Sogaba8335/
Sogawe839/
Sogewa834/
Sogava834/
Ssegawa7712,036/
Shagawa77640/
Seggawa7736/
Songowa7725/
Shogaba7721/
Sogaeva7718/
Sungawa7711/
Sogavaz776/
Sogabha773/
Jogawat773/
Ssagawa773/
Sagawai772/
Sougaba772/
Segaawa772/
Sogavad771/
Shegawa771/
Seegawa771/
Segawaa771/
Chogawa771/
Sanggawa71242/
Shagawat7160/
Sunggawa7138/
Sseggawa7137/
Chuogawa7116/
Saghaway715/
Shogaeva715/
Sangaiwa714/
Saggawat714/
Soghabai713/
Shangawa713/
Sssegawa713/
Sogabhai713/
Ssegaawa712/
Jogawath711/
Songoiwa711/
Songawoh711/
Shaghawa711/
Sankgawa711/
Sogoba6765,606/
Sogabe6711,983/
Zagawa67446/
Sagawe67362/
Sogabo67191/
Sugaba67143/
Segowa6796/
Sagawi6776/
Sogova6771/
Sagawo6767/
Sagava6753/
Sogavo6747/
Sagowa6740/
Segava6732/
Sugawi6732/
Sagaba6730/
Jogowa6720/
Segewa6715/
Sugawe6715/
Sagawy6712/
Sogabi6711/
Sogavi6710/
Jogava6710/
Sogowe677/
Sogave676/
Jagawa675/
Shogoshwa673/
Sagawé673/
Sogowo672/
Sagewa672/
Zogava671/
Segawo671/
Djougaiwa671/

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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 Sogawa
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