Urakawa Surname

34,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Urakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan15,0841:8,4751,202
Brazil1441:1,486,62749,780
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Urakawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urakawa has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urakawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,527th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 474,975 people. Urakawa is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Urakawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 15,084 people, or 1 in 8,475. In Japan it is most common in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Not including Japan Urakawa exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Urakawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Urakawa are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

Urakawa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,121 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urakauwa931/
Urakawas931/
Urakava8615/
Irakawa863/
Orakawa861/
Hirakawa803,969/
Urakaeva80124/
Hurokawa804/
Urakcahua751/
Urakhaeva751/
Urakova718,710/
Irokawa711,995/
Urakabe71585/
Urakowi7110/
Irekawa719/
Uracava713/
Irakava711/
Hirokawa6721,072/
Uracahua67190/
Urakhova6773/
Gurakova6761/
Hurakova6737/
Hirakava6730/
Uraskova6714/
Urzakova6710/
Uhrakova678/
Urakeeva678/
Uradkova676/
Hiracawa674/
Urakhabi671/
Urhakova671/

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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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  • 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 Urakawa
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