Choyama Surname
Approximately 620 people bear this surname
Choyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 604 | 1:211,663 | 9,273 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Choyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Choyama is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Choyama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 523,789th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. Choyama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Choyama reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 604 people, or 1 in 211,663. In Japan Choyama is most prevalent in: Gifu Prefecture, where 29 percent are found, Aomori Prefecture, where 28 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan Choyama is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Choyama
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