Ogawa

Ogawa Meaning & Origin

About Ogawa
The surname Ogawa is of Japanese origin and is written as "小川" in kanji. It is a relatively common surname in Japan and has a literal meaning of "small river" or "little stream." The name is derived from the combination of the kanji characters "小" (ko) meaning "small" and "川" (kawa) meaning "river." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or had a connection to a small river or stream.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ogawa: 1,887
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,508
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.64

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ogawa 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 Ogawa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AK
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O200
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW0 G AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌoʊˈgɑˌwɑ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ogawa in Braille

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

The name Ogawa in braille

How to sign the name Ogawa using Sign Language

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

The name Ogawa in sign language

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