Uokawa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Uokawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uokawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Uokawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uokawa is found most in Japan. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uokawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Uokawa reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 42,614,764. In Japan Uokawa is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 33 percent live. Apart from Japan it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okawa9187,363/
Oikawa8392,590/
Hokawa831,073/
Ohkawa83573/
Okawai83162/
Okhawa8373/
Ookawa838/
Okeawa837/
Oukawa836/
Okawah836/
Okaewa836/
Uokawe834/
Okauwa832/
Oykawa832/
Oskawa832/
Gokawa832/
Wokawa831/
Okawga831/
Okaawa831/
Hoikawa7726/
Aukauwa773/
Huokaba771/
Oukawai771/
O'Kawai771/
Okhauwa771/
Akawa734,209/
Okowa73644/
Okewa73237/
Okawo73130/
Okava7336/
Okawe7313/
Okawi7313/
Oqawa734/
Boikaway7172/
Boykaway713/
Hookaway711/
Hockaway711/
Boogkawa711/
Bokhawah711/
Aukkawat711/
Akaiwa673,389/
Wakawa671,914/
Hakawa67153/
Okaeva67127/
Akawah6782/
Oikava6770/
Okouwa6767/
Okoewa6766/
Akahwa6746/
Okhawe6738/
Hokawi6734/
Akawai6724/
Akawha6721/
Okaiba6715/
Okeawo6712/
Gokowa6712/
Okuiwa6711/
Okowat6711/
Okhaba6710/
Okawho677/
Akhawa675/
Okhowa674/
Okauba674/
Okowah674/
Okabea674/
Akaway674/
Hokowa673/
Gakawa673/
Okeuwa673/
Okawei673/
Wokawe673/
Akkawa672/
Okahwo672/
Okuowa672/
Vakawa672/
Bocawa672/
Akawoa672/
Oukava672/
Akaewa671/
Ockewa671/
Okawep671/
Okawop671/
Akgawa671/
Akawaj671/
Okewah671/
Okaabi671/
Aquawa671/
Okaiwe671/
Uakaba671/
Oukawe671/
Oukawi671/
Oukowa671/
Ozqawa671/
Okawoy671/
Okaaba671/
Okoway671/
Ocaway671/
Ockawe671/
Uokova671/
Vokaba671/
Wokawo671/
Bokawo671/
Akaawa671/
Akauwa671/
Ookewa671/
Okoowa671/

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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 Uokawa
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