Inoue Surname
Approximately 658,633 people bear this surname
Inoue Surname User-submission:
Inoue, or Inouye (井上) is a Japanese locational surname meaning 'above a well'.
Inoue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 648,788 | 1:197 | 17 |
| Brazil | 4,142 | 1:51,684 | 1,990 |
| United States | 1,698 | 1:213,462 | 20,827 |
| Thailand | 1,131 | 1:62,457 | 7,831 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Hong Kong | 365 | 1:20,097 | 446 |
| Singapore | 312 | 1:17,653 | 727 |
| Philippines | 184 | 1:550,208 | 62,110 |
| Canada | 171 | 1:215,471 | 20,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | 150 | 1:61,082 | 5,863 |
| Peru | 146 | 1:217,699 | 9,653 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Paraguay | 43 | 1:168,296 | 3,336 |
| China | 34 | 1:40,215,340 | 2,154 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
The alternate forms: Inouê (1) & Inoué (1) are calculated separately.
Inoue (369) may also be a first name.
Inoue Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Inoue, or Inouye (井上) is a Japanese locational surname meaning 'above a well'.
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Inoue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inoue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Inoue (Arabic: انوي, Russian: Иноуэ) occurs most in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant: Inouê or Inoué. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Inoue? popularity and diffusion
The surname Inoue is the 802nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,065 people. The surname Inoue occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Inoue are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Inoue is also the 452,461st most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 369 people.
The last name Inoue is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 648,788 people, or 1 in 197. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this surname is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Inoue Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Inoue surname are 12.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.44% being registered with the political party.
The amount Inoue earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,616 per year; in United States they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $49,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $60,110 CAD per year.
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Inoue Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Inoue in the Russian language | ||
| Иноуэ | inoue | - |
| Inoue in the Arabic language | ||
| انوي | anwy | - |
| اينو | aynw | - |
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