Yukawa Surname

29,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yukawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yukawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan17,9551:7,1201,065
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Yukawa (11) may also be a first name.

Yukawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yukawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yukawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yukawa is the 29,089th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 395,053 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yukawa reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Yukawa is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The surname Yukawa is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 17,955 people, or 1 in 7,120. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 23 percent are found, Wakayama Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Yukawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yukawa last name are 18.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Yukawa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.7% more than the national average, earning $55,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youkawa922/
Oyukawa921/
Jukawa8387/
Yukawi8311/
Iukawa8310/
Yukowa835/
Yukewa831/
Yukaeva77102/
Ayokawa7726/
Oyokawa772/
Jukawua771/
Yukhaeva7125/
Yukhaiva711/
Yukova67455/
Jokawa67121/
Iukava673/
Jukowa671/
Jucawa671/
Yukabo671/

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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 Yukawa
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