Kamenashi Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kamenashi Surname User-submission:

Kamenashi is a Japanese surname. In Romaji it is 亀梨 (kamenashi), which comes from 亀 (kame), meaning 'turtle', and 梨 (nashi), meaning 'pear'.

Kamenashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1671:765,53517,758
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kamenashi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kamenashi is a Japanese surname. In Romaji it is 亀梨 (kamenashi), which comes from 亀 (kame), meaning 'turtle', and 梨 (nashi), meaning 'pear'.

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Kamenashi Last Name Facts

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

Kamenashi (Russian: Каменаши) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamenashi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamenashi is the 1,281,391st most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Kamenashi is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kamenashi are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 765,535. In Japan Kamenashi is mostly concentrated in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 35 percent live, Tochigi Prefecture, where 26 percent live and Iwate Prefecture, where 25 percent live. Other than Japan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamenashi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamenashi in the Russian language
Каменашиkamenasi-

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