Chikayama Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Chikayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6561:194,8858,857
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Chikayama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikayama is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikayama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chikayama is the 500,792nd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. Chikayama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chikayama reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Chikayama is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 656 people, or 1 in 194,885. In Japan Chikayama is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 27 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 25 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Japan Chikayama is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shikayama892,663/
Chikayuma89211/
Chikeyama894/
Hikiyama82136/
Chikaima821/
Kikayama821/
Sikayama821/
Shikiyama7828/
Cikaema7549/
Chikame755/
Hikaima751/
Shichiyama74197/
Caicayamma744/
Kikuyama711,667/
Kikoyama712/
Ciekaema711/
Jikuyama711/
Sikayoma711/
Zikayima711/
Gikiyama711/
Chikamhe711/
Chechiyamma701/
Chikojima6729/
Chukujama676/
Tchikouma671/
Hikame671/

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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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  • 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 Chikayama
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