Last name 前川 (前川 
, Maekawa 
, Maegawa 
) , around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen 前川 is habitual in Japan, where it is a rare surname, Estonia, and South Korea. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Japan, Brazil, and the United States. Much less frequently, 前川 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 前川 | China |
| Maekawa | China, Japan, United States, Brazil, South Korea |
| Maegawa | China, Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil |
| Маэкава | Russia |
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前川正一 Japanese politician (1898-1949), JP (b. 1898) |
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| 前川堅市 Japanese teacher (1902-1965), JP (b. 1902) |
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前川喜平 Japanese bureaucrat, JP (b. 1955) |
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| 前川俊一 Japanese teacher, JP (b. 1908) |
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| 前川春雄 Japanese banke, JP (b. 1911) |
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| 前川正義 Japanese baseball player, JP (b. 1923) |
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| 前川清 Japanese singer, actor, talent (1948-), JP (b. 1948) |
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| 前川みゆき fencer, JP (b. 1956) |
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| 前川洋一 Japanese screenwriter, JP (b. 1958) |
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| 前川たけし Japanese mangaka, JP (b. 1960) |
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| 前川健一 JP (b. 1952) |
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| 前川玲子 JP (b. 1952) |
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| 前川正人 JP (b. 1965) |
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| 前川涼子 Japanese voice actress, JP |
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| 前川梓 Japanese novelist, JP (b. 1984) |
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