Takagiwa Surname

280,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Takagiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takagiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,3631:93,7965,848
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Takagiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Takagiwa is most common in Japan. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takagiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 280,606th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,296,182 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Takagiwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 1,363 people, or 1 in 93,796. In Japan Takagiwa is most common in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 22 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 19 percent live and Gunma Prefecture, where 18 percent live. Barring Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takasiwa8842/
Takwagia881/
Takagi86229,818/
Takaugi80111/
Taka-Gi8085/
Takgi771/
Takauigi7510/
Takaziva753/
Takyagea751/
Tagagi71204/
Takage719/
Takegi715/
Takigi712/
Tukagi711/
Takhgi711/
Doka Giwa711/
Tackage6716/
Tkgi676/
Dekagia671/
Taghagi671/
Tyagagi671/
Dagagia671/
Ta Gagi671/
Takajeva631/
Takacheva5925/
Takaseeva5922/
Taskajeva593/
Tokkazieva5613/
Takachyova567/
Taskacheva561/

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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 Takagiwa
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