Ushikawa Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Ushikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ushikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2621:487,95514,283
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Ushikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ushikawa is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ushikawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ushikawa is the 926,175th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname Ushikawa is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Ushikawa live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 487,955. In Japan Ushikawa is mostly found in: Saitama Prefecture, where 34 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 26 percent are found and Kagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gushikawa94222/
Ishikawa88456,294/
Oshikawa886,297/
Ushicawa8811/
Hoshikawa8212,452/
Hishikawa824,134/
Ischikawa827/
Uchhikawa821/
Ishikawai821/
Isikawa80127/
Usukawa8018/
Osikawa806/
Ishikava7560/
Hosikawa7517/
Ishicawa7511/
Oshikava755/
Ishekawa752/
Uchikava752/
Issikawa751/
Ushikova751/
Ishikaeva7121/
Ischicawa717/
Ishikauva712/
Hishicawa711/
Oschicawa711/
Hushikowo711/
Usikova673,592/
Isekawa67339/
Isikava6715/
Isicawa679/
Guschikova671/

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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 Ushikawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis