Hishimoto Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Hishimoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hishimoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Hishimoto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hishimoto is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hishimoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hishimoto is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Hishimoto reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishimoto9431,966/
Hisimoto941/
Ioshimoto8946/
Aishimoto891/
Hushimoto891/
Jishimoto891/
Isimoto8827/
Hyoshimoto843/
Ishimota82742/
Ishimato8281/
Ichimoto8278/
Ushimoto822/
Yshimoto821/
Ishimuto821/
Yoshimoto7869,218/
Issimotou781/
Isemoto7552/
Icimoto7523/
Isimeto7510/
Ysimoto757/
Isimota754/
Esimoto752/
Isimato751/
Yoshimotto744/
Yosimoto7120/
Ychimoto711/
Ishimata711/
Iseamoto711/
Yoscimoto6712/
Issimatou671/
Ishematou671/

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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 Hishimoto
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