Kameshima Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kameshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kameshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2371:539,42715,014
United States131:27,881,456736,413
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kameshima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kameshima occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kameshima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kameshima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kameshima is the 1,006,539th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kameshima live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 539,427. In Japan it is mostly found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 28 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Kagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Not including Japan it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Kameshima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kameshima last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Kameshima earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamishima891,677/
Kamashima89192/
Kamoshima899/
Kamitshima8475/
Kamisima8226/
Kamesime822/
Khamosima784/
Komoshima781/
Kamasuma711/
Kamisime711/
Kamecheme671/

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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
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  • 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 Kameshima
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