Kagawa

Kagawa Meaning & Origin

About Kagawa
The surname Kagawa is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "加賀" (Kaga) meaning "increase" or "add" and "川" (Kawa) meaning "river." Therefore, the surname Kagawa can be interpreted to mean "increased river" or "additional river." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found predominantly in the Kagawa prefecture, which is believed to be the ancestral home of many Kagawa families.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kagawa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kagawa: 492
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 43,811
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.17

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kagawa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Kagawa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KK
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AH0 G AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/kəˈgɑwə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kagawa in Braille

Here's how to represent Kagawa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kagawa in braille

How to sign the name Kagawa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kagawa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kagawa in sign language

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