Around the world, 前川 (前川 
, Maekawa 
, Maegawa 
) is a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently female first name. The first name 前川 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a very rare principally male, but very seldom feminine name. More prevalently, 前川 is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 前川 | China |
| Maekawa | China, South Korea, Brazil, United States, Japan |
| Maegawa | United Kingdom, China, Brazil, United States, Japan |
| Маэкава | Russia |
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前川真平 Japanese farmer, JP (b. 1874) |
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前川虎造 JP (b. 1864) |
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| 前川貫一 JP (b. 1873) |
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前川燿男 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1945) |
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| 前川 喜作 Japanese businessman, JP (b. 1895) |
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| 前川佐美雄 Japanese poet and writer (1903-1990), JP (b. 1903) |
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| 前川國男 Japanese architect, JP (b. 1905) |
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| 前川文夫 Japanese botanist (1908-1984), JP (b. 1908) |
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| 前川貞次郎 Japanese historian (1911-2004), JP (b. 1911) |
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| 前川孫二郎 JP (b. 1902) |
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前川清成 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1962) |
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| 前川八郎 baseball player (1912-2010), JP (b. 1912) |
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| 前川忠夫 JP (b. 1909) |
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| 前川辰男 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1920) |
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| 前川誠郎 Japanese teacher, JP (b. 1920) |
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