Arashima Surname

224,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Arashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,7991:71,0645,008
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arashima (22) may also be a first name.

Arashima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arashima (Hindi: अरशीमा, Marathi: अरशीमा) is most common in Japan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arashima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arashima? popularity and diffusion

Arashima is the 224,900th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,030,722 people. The last name Arashima is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arashima live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name in the world, held by 22 people.

Arashima is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 1,799 people, or 1 in 71,064. In Japan it is mostly found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 36 percent reside, Okayama Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Saga Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Beside Japan it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arashima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arashima in the Marathi language
अरशीमाarasima75
आरािशमाaraisama25
Arashima in the Hindi language
अरशीमाarasima66.67
अरशिमाarasima33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arashima
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