Wakukawa Surname

282,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakukawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakukawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,3341:95,8355,915
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004

Wakukawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakukawa is most common in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakukawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 282,110th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. Wakukawa is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Wakukawa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 1,334 people, or 1 in 95,835. In Japan Wakukawa is primarily concentrated in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 87 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 4 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Other than Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Wakukawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wakukawa are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Wakukawa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakikawa881,379/
Wakugawa88124/
Wakakawa8841/
Wakukaya881/
Wakuka86100/
Wakukha80613/
Wakekwa8087/
Wakagwa8011/
Wakokwa809/
Wakukya805/
Wakakwa802/
Wakukia801/
Wakugwa801/
Wakhuka801/
Wakuk77446/
Wakakuwa75211/
Wakawaka75192/
Wakuwaku7599/
Wakuyika7548/
Wakagawa7526/
Wakigawa7515/
Wakuaagh754/
Wukawuka752/
Wakekkwa751/
Wackukwu751/
Wakachwa751/
Wacuka714,972/
Wakwak71570/
Wakkak71208/
Wakaka7193/
Wakika7192/
Wakuku7184/
Wakeka7122/
Wakuke7121/
Wakoka7120/
Wakauk7116/
Waku Waku714/
Wakaga713/
Wakuga712/
Wachukuwa711/
Wakawacha711/
Waguka711/
Wakayugwa711/
Wachuka674,299/
Wakwagh67297/
Wakaoka67297/
Wakkach67277/
Wakukuy67183/
Wakiaga67168/
Wakokha67144/
Wakioka67142/
Wagawag6739/
Wakuaku6735/
Waikaka6732/
Wakowak6727/
Wakagwi6721/
Wakikau6721/
Wakwaka6714/
Waki-Ka6710/
Wokukwu678/
Wokauka677/
Wakagwe675/
Wakukuh674/
Wakakya674/
Wachukw674/
Wakwika674/
Wakacha673/
Wakyaka672/
Wagukha672/
Wakwake671/
Waikuku671/
Wakiwak671/
Wacukah671/
Waekaka671/
Wagakwa671/
Wagwkwa671/
Wakouko671/
Wakooka671/
Wakyika671/
Wakweka671/
Wagukya671/
Vakushkova561/
Bakucova505/
Vacucava503/

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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 Wakukawa
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