Hirokane Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hirokane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirokane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1271:1,006,64820,129
United States1271:2,854,007168,820

Hirokane (21) may also be a first name.

Hirokane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hirokane is found most in Japan. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirokane? popularity and diffusion

Hirokane is the 1,003,904th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. Hirokane is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Hirokane live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Hirokane is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

It is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 1,006,648. In Japan it is most common in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 41 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 25 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 22 percent reside. Barring Japan it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Hirokane Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hirokane are 12.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Hirokane earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.6% more than the national average, earning $52,470 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Hirokane
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