Kamashima Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Kamashima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 190 | 1:672,865 | 16,704 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kamashima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamashima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamashima is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamashima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,218,745th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kamashima are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 672,865. In Japan Kamashima is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 25 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 25 percent are found and Gunma Prefecture, where 21 percent are found. Other than Japan Kamashima is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Kamashima
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