Hirosaki Surname

208,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hirosaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirosaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,9621:65,1604,751
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hirosaki (10) may also be a first name.

Hirosaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hirosaki has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hirosaki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirosaki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 208,668th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,676,865 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hirosaki reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 1,962 people, or 1 in 65,160. In Japan Hirosaki is primarily concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Iwate Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Ōita Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Other than Japan this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irosaki9314/
Hirasaki882,183/
Hirosaka88332/
Hirusaki88127/
Hiresaki8855/
Hirozaki885/
Hirasakai8241/
Hirassaki8210/
Irasaki804/
Hiroshachi7814/
Hirasaka751,571/
Hirazaki7516/
Hirusaka7515/
Girasaki758/
Hirozoki751/
Chirasakkhi7443/
Hirassaka7115/
Urasaki676,860/
Irazoki6737/
Irasaka678/
Jitrasakit671/
Erasaki671/

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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 Hirosaki
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