Sugawa Surname

71,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sugawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sugawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,5231:19,5992,216
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Sugawa (25) may also be a first name.

Sugawa Last Name Facts

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

Sugawa is most common in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sugawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,581st most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,056,625 people. The surname Sugawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sugawa reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

Sugawa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 6,523 people, or 1 in 19,599. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Sugawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sugawa surname are 20.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.07% registered to vote for the political party.

Sugawa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.72% more than the national average, earning $65,034 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sungawa9211/
Sougawa922/
Sunggawa8638/
Sogawa836,613/
Sugaba83143/
Sugawi8332/
Sugawe8315/
Shugaba774,001/
Shogawa7791/
Shigawa7744/
Sugaeva7729/
Sugabay7721/
Suggava773/
Sougaba772/
Suugaba771/
Suegewa771/
Sughava771/
Sugabai771/
Chugawa771/
Sugabah771/
Soegawa771/
Shugaeva712,650/
Shuggaba716/
Sungawee714/
Sugabhai713/
Shugabah712/
Sungawoh711/
Saugabay711/
Shugaaba711/
Shhugaba711/
Sheugaba711/
Shaugaba711/
Shugaiva711/
Saugabai711/
Sugabo672,265/
Sugave671,014/
Sogowa67187/
Sugavi6725/
Sugowo6716/
Sogawe679/
Zugaba678/
Shaugabay678/
Sugaby676/
Sugabi674/
Sunghawoh671/
Sugova671/
Schugaeva671/
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 Sugawa
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