Hirayu Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
Hirayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 594 | 1:215,226 | 9,364 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Hirayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hirayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hirayu (Marathi: िहरयु) is found most frequently in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirayu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 536,820th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hirayu are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 594 people, or 1 in 215,226. In Japan it is most common in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 58 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hirayu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hirayu in the Marathi language | ||
| िहरयु | iharayu | 50 |
| िहरायु | iharayu | 50 |
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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 Hirayu
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