Hiroshige Surname

150,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hiroshige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiroshige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,8101:45,4963,816
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Hiroshige (7,594) may also be a first name.

Hiroshige Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hiroshige is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiroshige? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,165th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,479,601 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Hiroshige live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Hiroshige is also the 73,582nd most numerous forename in the world, held by 7,594 people.

The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 2,810 people, or 1 in 45,496. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 35 percent are found, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 13 percent are found and Saga Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Not including Japan Hiroshige is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Hiroshige Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hiroshige last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

Hiroshige earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.49% more than the national average, earning $67,522 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirosige941/
Hirashige8928/
Hiroshise893/
Hiroshisei84141/
Hiroshichi74312/
Hirosugi711/
Urasige631/
Iresughe5928/
Erachige591/
Chirasisi561/
Irasiza501/

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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 Hiroshige
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