Fujiwara Surname

1,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Fujiwara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fujiwara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan314,9491:40655
United States1,5151:239,24722,888
Brazil8631:248,0589,548
Thailand2851:247,85442,044
Singapore2401:22,949903
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
Australia591:457,55435,515
England381:1,466,26563,675
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
France161:4,151,420237,746
Guam161:10,0081,526
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
China121:113,943,4645,994
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Fujiwara (53) may also be a first name.

Fujiwara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fujiwara occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fujiwara.

How Common Is The Last Name Fujiwara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,724th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,875 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Fujiwara reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Fujiwara is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname Fujiwara is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 314,949 people, or 1 in 406. In Japan Fujiwara is mostly concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 16 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Okayama Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Fujiwara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fujiwara are 11.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fujiwara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 296.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 76,907 per year; in United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.31% more than the national average, earning $71,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fujiwuara941/
Fujwara931/
Fugiwara88286/
Fuziwara8872/
Fujivara8846/
Fujiware883/
Fusiwara881/
Fuijwara881/
Fijiwara881/
Fujihuara8218/
Fudziwara823/
Fuyivara7581/
Fugivara7567/
Fuzivara755/
Fujyvara753/
Foiwari67421/
Fudzhivara674/
Fuevara674/
Faubara671/
Fiewari671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fujiwara
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