Kanashima Surname
Approximately 2,760 people bear this surname
Kanashima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,735 | 1:46,744 | 3,873 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kanashima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanashima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanashima is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanashima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 158,309th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,640,415 people. The surname Kanashima occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanashima reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 2,735 people, or 1 in 46,744. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 16 percent are found, Okayama Prefecture, where 15 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan Kanashima is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Peru, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneshima | 89 | 184 | / |
| Kanoshima | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kainoshima | 84 | 48 | / |
| Kanesima | 82 | 7 | / |
| Konasima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Konoshima | 78 | 484 | / |
| Keneshima | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kanasaimi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Canasimay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kagnassime | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanozima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Canasimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaseumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konaseema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koneysimha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konaseme | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kenoshemey | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Kanashima
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