Togawa Surname

50,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Togawa Surname User-submission:

The Togawa surname comes from Kanji 戸川, which means 'door-river'.

Togawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9,8671:12,9571,653
Brazil1061:2,019,56964,017
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Northern Mariana Islands441:1,240173
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Guam121:13,3432,098
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Togawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Togawa surname comes from Kanji 戸川, which means 'door-river'.

- ameliaselatilenaylor

Togawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Togawa (Arabic: توغاوا) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Togawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,106th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 710,980 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Togawa reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 9,867 people, or 1 in 12,957. In Japan Togawa is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found and Okayama Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Beside Japan this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Togawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Togawa last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Togawa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $41,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $54,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tongawa923/
Tagawa8334,009/
Tegawa83347/
Togava8336/
Togowa8330/
Togaba8314/
Tugawa835/
Togawo831/
Togaeva771,322/
Tagaywa7756/
Togouwa7717/
Taggawa775/
Tagawas771/
Togabah771/
Togabay771/
Tagaawa771/
Tongawo771/
Togobaa771/
Tugahwa771/
Thonngawai7528/
Togaybay7124/
Togabhai7122/
Tangawah7111/
Tangaway719/
Togaibai718/
Tokgaeva711/
Tongoiwa711/
Thhagawa711/
Tagaba67456/
Togabe6793/
Tagava6771/
Tagowa6747/
Togoba6745/
Togowe6717/
Tugava6713/
Togabi679/
Tagawi679/
Tagewa678/
Togova675/
Togavi675/
Tugawo673/
Tugaba673/
Tegava672/
Togabo672/
Tanggawai671/
Tugawe671/
Tugowa671/
Toongawee671/
Tagawo671/
Tauggahwa671/
Tegawo671/
Tougouwai671/

Togawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Togawa in the Arabic language
توغاواtwghawa-

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