Furuyama Surname

24,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Furuyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Furuyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan22,0511:5,798901
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England51:11,143,612252,590
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Furuyama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Furuyama is found most in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Furuyama.

How Common Is The Last Name Furuyama? popularity and diffusion

Furuyama is the 24,175th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 325,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Furuyama live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 22,051 people, or 1 in 5,798. In Japan Furuyama is primarily found in: Chiba Prefecture, where 18 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Furuyama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Furuyama are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Furuyama earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,811 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Furoyama8833/
Furuiama889/
Furayama886/
Foruyama883/
Furiyama881/
Firayama758/
Furiyema753/
Forayama751/
Fauryema751/
Fourouma751/
Fouriyamath741/
Firajama631/
Firiyamou591/
Forouma531/
Furoeme531/
Furoemi531/
Voureima502/

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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 Furuyama
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