Ukawa Surname

77,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ukawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ukawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,2191:20,5572,289
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ukawa (21) may also be a first name.

Ukawa Last Name Facts

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

Ukawa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ukawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ukawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ukawa is the 77,380th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,152,910 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ukawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Ukawa is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 21 people.

The surname Ukawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 6,219 people, or 1 in 20,557. In Japan Ukawa is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Kagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Outside of Japan it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Ukawa Last Name Statistics demography

Ukawa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uekawa91698/
Ukauwa91453/
Gukawa91231/
Ukhawa917/
Uikawa917/
Oukawa916/
Ukawai912/
Hukawa912/
Ukaiwa912/
Ukawaa911/
Ukawah911/
Ukawua911/
Huekawa8319/
Uekawai833/
Aukauwa833/
Oukawai831/
Okawa8087,363/
Ikawa804,403/
Ukava8075/
Ukowa8026/
Ukawe8012/
Ucawa8010/
Ukawo8010/
Ukewa807/
Ukawi806/
Huckaway771/
Aukkawat771/
Hikawa735,222/
Hokawa731,073/
Jikawa73707/
Ukaiwe73253/
Okawai73162/
Okhawa7373/
Iekawa7354/
Ukaeva7350/
Ukavah7346/
Ukavay7322/
Ukaiwo7320/
Ukavat7316/
Aukava739/
Oekawa739/
Ookawa738/
Okeawa737/
Ikawai737/
Ukaave737/
Ukhava736/
Gukowa733/
Ukawie733/
Ukawoo733/
Ukauwe733/
Okauwa732/
Ukuowa732/
Ukaiba732/
Oukava732/
Uskowa731/
Ukouwa731/
Ukajba731/
Ukaaba731/
Ukeawe731/
Ukeuwa731/
Ikahwa731/
Oukawe731/
Oukawi731/
Oukowa731/
Ukhowa731/
Ukabau731/
Okaawa731/
Ikawah731/
Ukoywa731/
Huckaba67903/
Oukabay6746/
Haukava6720/
Hikawai6719/
Ukaijwe671/
Ukhavah671/
Oukouwa671/
Oukhaba671/
Ukaaver671/
Gukaiva671/
Ukhaeva671/

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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
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  • 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 Ukawa
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