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).
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| 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
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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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Kamegai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamegai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamegai is found most in Japan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamegai? popularity and diffusion
Kamegai is the 43,722nd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 612,965 people. The last name Kamegai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kamegai are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most common in Japan, where it is held by 11,872 people, or 1 in 10,769. In Japan Kamegai is primarily found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Kamegai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kamegai surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the 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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