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
Himeji occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Himeji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 598,302nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Himeji reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Himeji is most commonly held 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. Without taking into account Japan it is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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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