How common is the surname Kawakami?

1,254 people in the United States had the surname Kawakami in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. It ranked 20,985th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Kawakami getting more or less common?

More common. 1,243 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,254 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Kawakami

A surname, carried by 1,254 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex K250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kawakami is more common than 87.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,254 people named Kawakami in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,243.

#20,985

rank among US surnames

1,254

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,976)

Who is named Kawakami

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

72% of people named Kawakami identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 14% as two or more races and 7.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 72%
Two or more races 14%
White (not Hispanic) 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Kawakami?: 1,254 people in the United States had the surname Kawakami in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. It ranked 20,985th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kawakami?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Kawakami identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 14% as two or more races.
Is the surname Kawakami getting more or less common?: More common. 1,243 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,254 in 2010, up 0.9%.