Uekawa Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Uekawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uekawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5911:216,3199,387
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Uekawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uekawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uekawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uekawa is the 478,427th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,440,610 people. The surname Uekawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Uekawa live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 591 people, or 1 in 216,319. In Japan it is most numerous in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Japan Uekawa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Uekawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uekawa surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.74% being registered to vote for the party.

Uekawa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,076 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huekawa9219/
Uekawai923/
Ukawa916,321/
Ukauwa83453/
Iekawa8354/
Ukhawa837/
Uikawa837/
Ukawai832/
Hukawa832/
Ukaiwa832/
Ukawaa831/
Ukawah831/
Vekawa831/
Ukawua831/
Beekawa7723/
Bekajwa7721/
Bekaway776/
Waekawa771/
Ikawa734,403/
Ukava7375/
Ukowa7326/
Ukawo7310/
Ucawa7310/
Ukewa737/
Wheikawa711/
Huckaway711/
Hikawa675,222/
Wakawa671,914/
Jikawa67707/
Bekawy67101/
Ukaeva6750/
Ukavah6746/
Bekawe6727/
Ukavay6722/
Ukaiwo6720/
Uekabe6717/
Vikawa6712/
Ikawai677/
Ukhava676/
Wekewa675/
Bekawi675/
Ukawoo673/
Vakawa672/
Ukuowa672/
Ukeuwa671/
Ukhowa671/
Wekawe671/
Uekoba671/
Wekowa671/
Ukouwa671/
Wokawa671/
Vekewa671/
Wikawa671/
Ikawah671/
Ikahwa671/
Ukoywa671/
Uecava671/
Uekova671/

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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 Uekawa
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