Yoshikawa Surname

3,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yoshikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yoshikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan182,8911:699112
United States1,2611:287,43826,710
Brazil9241:231,6828,958
Thailand3451:204,74933,959
Singapore2271:24,263950
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Canada461:800,99162,809
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Peru451:706,31416,453
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Guam121:13,3432,098
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
France111:6,038,429280,838
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Marshall Islands61:8,6371,214
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Yoshikawa (36) may also be a first name.

Yoshikawa Last Name Facts

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

Yoshikawa occurs most in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoshikawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,019th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,161 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yoshikawa live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Yoshikawa is also the 1,717,090th most common first name globally, held by 36 people.

Yoshikawa is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 182,891 people, or 1 in 699. In Japan Yoshikawa is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Beside Japan it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Yoshikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yoshikawa last name are 17.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Yoshikawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 371.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 91,465 per year; in United States they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $54,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $53,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoshickawa953/
Yosshikawa951/
Yoshikawat951/
Yosikawa9460/
Yoshikava8918/
Yoshicawa8913/
Yochikawa8911/
Ioshikawa895/
Yashikawa893/
Yoshekawa891/
Yosekawa821/
Yoshicava788/
Yochicawa782/
Iochikawa781/
Yasukawa7119,037/
Yasekawa7115/
Yasikava7115/
Yosekava711/
Yosikova711/
Yochicava6717/
Yassukawa675/
Ioshicava671/

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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
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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 Yoshikawa
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