Last Name :
MotokawaLast Name in Japanese Kanji(Hiragana) :
本川(もとかわ)
Meaning :
本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things./ 川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47).
Estimated Population in Japan :
4,600
Population Rank :
2949 out of 10,000 entries
Other Readings of Motokawa(本川)：
Hongawa, Honkawa, Motogawa
Top 5 populations of Motokawa(本川) by prefecture：
1 : Hokkaido
2 : Nagasaki
3 : Hiroshima
4 : Tokyo
5 : Fukuoka
Origin :
Japanese
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