Anayama Surname

265,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Anayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,4581:87,6855,624
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Anayama (12) may also be a first name.

Anayama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anayama Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Anayama occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anayama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 265,253rd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,940,709 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Anayama are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Anayama is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,458 people, or 1 in 87,685. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent reside, Tochigi Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Beside Japan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anayama
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