Uchikawa Surname

49,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Uchikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uchikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan10,3371:12,3681,598
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Singapore301:183,5907,666
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Uchikawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uchikawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Uchikawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Uchikawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uchikawa is the 49,064th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 694,714 people. Uchikawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Uchikawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

It is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 10,337 people, or 1 in 12,368. In Japan it is most frequent in: Nagano Prefecture, where 16 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live and Saga Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Barring Japan this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.

Uchikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uchikawa surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Uchikawa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uchhikawa941/
Gouchikawa89171/
Ichikawa88193,583/
Ochikawa8818/
Uchikava882/
Ichikhawa8214/
Ichhikawa821/
Ujikawa801,081/
Ugikawa804/
Uchikoba75939/
Uchikova7546/
Ichikava7517/
Ichicawa755/
Ichikahua718/
Guchikova713/
Uchikeeva712/
Ichikauva711/
Huchikova711/
Gudchikova671/
Ucikova671/

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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 Uchikawa
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