Kawashima is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kawashima
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kawashima

How popular is Kawashima?

Kawashima is common in Japan.

Kawashima is ranked 4846 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kawashimas plummeted by 12.9562 per cent to 477 since 2000 and slipped by 6922 spots and ranked at 44957. 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		 84.91 87.59
Others 7.97 7.48
White 5.66 4.2
Hispanic or Latino 1.05 0
Kawashima is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 112567 people have been found who wears Kawashima as their family name. Kawashima is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
464,493 Indonesia9
6,072 China7
13,220 Thailand6
615,517 Russia6
124,220 Italy2
54,135 Philippines2
50,640 Switzerland2
17,547 Colombia2
53,033 Nigeria1
7,895 South Korea1
38,841 Scotland1
120,357 Argentina1
37,493 Austria1
165,773 Belarus1
25,746 Finland1
1,819 Laos1
3,307 Malta1
56,169 Mexico1
118,015 Netherlands1
36,814 Romania1
28,746 Algeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
58,491 Australia32
89,676 Canada30
91,381 Spain12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,526 Singapore71
53,069 England70
Countries with hundreds of Kawashima:
40,424 United States688
61,459 France159
2,019 Hong Kong119
Countries with thousands of Kawashima:
11,148 Brazil1,224
Countries with hundred thousands of Kawashima:
161 Japan110,104
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Kawashima Namesakes

  • Ai Kawashima, Singer-songwriter
  • Aika Kawashima, Musical Artist
  • Yuzo Kawashima, Film director
  • Azumi Kawashima, Adult video actress
  • Daichi Kawashima, Soccer player
  • Daria Kawashima, Musical Artist
  • Tokuyoshi Kawashima, Voice actor
  • Umika Kawashima, Singer
  • Ikuko Kawashima, Gekidan Hitori's mother
  • Keigo Kawashima, Soccer player
  • In 1934, Chieko Kawashima characterized the role of N in drama film Umon torimonochô: nihakutoka.
  • Shûmei Kawashima, from 2012 comedy flick Utahime, who played the N.
  • Yuki Kawashima portrayed the central character of Tamaki Umemiya in 1997 0 flick Hitozuma shikai: Kosureru futomomo.
  • Akiyoshi Kawashima, from 2014 comedy flick Piramekikoyaku Koi Monogatari: Koyaku ni akogareru subete no oyako no tame ni, who characterized N.

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