Sunagawa Surname

20,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sunagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan26,1161:4,895783
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sunagawa Last Name Facts

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

Sunagawa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunagawa? popularity and diffusion

Sunagawa is the 20,810th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 277,938 people. The surname Sunagawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sunagawa live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 26,116 people, or 1 in 4,895. In Japan Sunagawa is most prevalent in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 53 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Beside Japan this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Sunagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sunagawa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sunagawa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.43% more than the national average, earning $58,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shinagawa8218,508/
Sunagauua821/
Sunagave757/
Zunagaba754/
Sunagoba754/
Shinagava7111/
Sunagoowie6710/
Sounagieva671/
Cinagava6315/
Dzhunagova561/
Sounougabou531/
Sunegova504/

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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 Sunagawa
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