Family name Каваками (Kawakami 
, 河上 , Каваками 
) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname Каваками is habitual in Brazil, where it is a rare surname, Japan, and Taiwan. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Brazil, Japan, and the United States. Very seldom, Каваками is the forename as well as the last name.