Fujii Surname

1,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Fujii Surname Definition:

(Japanese) Dweller at a well around which wistaria grew.

Fujii Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan326,9441:39149
United States3,3621:107,81111,797
Brazil1,9301:110,9194,184
Thailand4811:146,85723,124
Singapore2401:22,949903
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Australia771:350,59429,558
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
England431:1,295,76958,667
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Guam161:10,0081,526
France151:4,428,181244,602
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
China111:124,301,9616,553
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Fujii (132) may also be a first name.

Fujii Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Japanese) Dweller at a well around which wistaria grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fujii Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fujii is most common in Japan. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fujii.

How Common Is The Last Name Fujii? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,638th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,828 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Fujii reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Fujii is also the 807,735th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 132 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 326,944 people, or 1 in 391. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Fujii Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fujii last name are 20.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fujii earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 49.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,966 per year; in United States they earn 29.1% more than the national average, earning $55,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $52,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuji8919,851/
Fuii891/
Fujie8015,059/
Fujio808,544/
Fouji80161/
Fujiy8069/
Fhuji805/
Fijii803/
Fuyii803/
Fuuii801/
Fojii801/
Fujyi801/
Fejii801/
Fui755,785/
Fuj7526/
Foujip7311/
Foujid731/
Faji672,366/
Fuja671,933/
Fujo67676/
Fujs67671/
Foji67392/
Fuit67347/
Feji67318/
Fuis67139/
Fiji67137/
Fouj6798/
Fuia6748/
Fuij6725/
Fujt6724/
Fuyi6723/
Fuje6720/
Faii6715/
Fhui6714/
Fiia6710/
Fujy674/
Fiyi674/
Fuiz674/
Fujh673/
Foii673/
Fuio672/
Fuie672/
Fiie672/
Hfuj672/
Pfui672/
Vfuj671/
Feii671/
Feui671/
Vuii671/
Fuih671/
Fuyj671/
Pfuj671/
Fujd671/
Ffui671/
Ffuj671/
Fuip671/
Fguj671/
Fyji671/
Fuuj671/
Hfui671/
Fuid670/

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