Kamegai Surname
Approximately 11,889 people bear this surname
Kamegai Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'divine valley', also pronounced kamiya, kamegai, and kabeya. It is a habitational surname. One family, descendants of the Iwaki branch of the Taira clan, took this surname from Kamiya-mura in Iwaki (now part of Fukushima prefecture).
Read More About This SurnameKamegai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 11,872 | 1:10,769 | 1,449 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kamegai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'divine valley', also pronounced kamiya, kamegai, and kabeya. It is a habitational surname. One family, descendants of the Iwaki branch of the Taira clan, took this surname from Kamiya-mura in Iwaki (now part of Fukushima prefecture). Other families descend from the northern Fujiwara through the Utsunomiya family, and through Fujiwara no Hidesato (10th century) by his descendant Iga and Satake families. The pronunciation kamiya is mostly found in eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, the pronunciation kamitani in western Japan.
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Average Kamegai Salary in
United States
$44,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kamegai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamegai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamegai is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamegai? popularity and diffusion
Kamegai is the 43,722nd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 612,965 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kamegai reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 11,872 people, or 1 in 10,769. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Besides Japan Kamegai is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Kamegai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kamegai last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.
Kamegai earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.
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