Hamakata Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hamakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamakata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan981:1,304,53422,820
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Hamakata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hamakata is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamakata? popularity and diffusion

Hamakata is the 1,860,621st most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Hamakata live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Hamakata is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 1,304,534. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 51 percent are found, Toyama Prefecture, where 33 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 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 Hamakata
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