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

Sogawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sogawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,326th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,102,003 people. This last name is mostly found 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 commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 6,505 people, or 1 in 19,653. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 19 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Tokushima Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Barring Japan it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Sogawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sogawa last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with 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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