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 is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Himeji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 598,302nd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Himeji reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 247,281. In Japan it is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Okayama Prefecture, where 17 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
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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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