Kawabata is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kawabata
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kawabata

How popular is Kawabata?

Kawabata is common in Japan.

Kawabata is ranked 7714 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kawabatas plummeted by 2.46085 per cent to 436 since 2000 and slipped by 3287 spots and ranked at 48436. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 85.78 88.14
Others 7.8 7.38
White 4.59 4.25
Hispanic or Latino 1.61 0
Kawabata is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 70220 people have been found who wears Kawabata as their family name. Kawabata is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
32,086 Mexico3
14,054 China3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
54,641 Sweden2
65,594 Belgium2
19,093 Finland2
219,873 France2
9,185 Hong Kong2
591 Samoa1
31,584 Peru1
153,416 Italy1
3,275 Nepal1
7,292 Vietnam1
9,591 Panama1
5,553 Taiwan1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,924 Paraguay1
58,885 Poland1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,214 Singapore35
85,726 Canada32
71,059 Australia24
62,494 Netherlands22
84,957 Spain15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
57,588 Argentina75
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Kawabata:
51,389 United States514
39,199 Philippines258
Countries with thousands of Kawabata:
7,509 Brazil1,860
Countries with ten thousands of Kawabata:
279 Japan67,297
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Kawabata Namesakes

  • Minoru Kawabata, Artist
  • Fumiko Kawabata, Actress
  • Hideko Kawabata, Yasunari Kawabata's wife
  • Hiromi Kawabata, Basketball Player
  • Tatsuo Kawabata, Japanese Politician
  • Masato Kawabata, Race car driver
  • Minoru Kawabata, Artist
  • Masato Kawabata, Race car driver
  • Yasunari Kawabata, Novelist
  • Masato Kawabata, Race car driver

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