Himeji Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Himeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 517 | 1:247,281 | 10,064 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Himeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Himeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Himeji occurs most in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Himeji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Himeji is the 598,302nd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Himeji live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Himeji is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 247,281. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent are found, Okayama Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, 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 Himeji
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