Kamakura Surname

37,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kamakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan13,6541:9,3631,304
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Kamakura (45) may also be a first name.

Kamakura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamakura (Russian: Камакура) is found most in Japan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamakura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamakura is the 37,931st most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 525,039 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kamakura live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kamakura is also the 1,504,468th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname Kamakura is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 13,654 people, or 1 in 9,363. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Nagano Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent live. Beside Japan Kamakura is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kamakura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kamakura are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kamakura earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $38,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamakura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamakura in the Russian language
Камакураkamakura-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamakura
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