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
Kanashima is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanashima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 158,309th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,640,415 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanashima live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 2,735 people, or 1 in 46,744. In Japan Kanashima is most common in: Chiba Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Okayama Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Not including Japan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Peru, where 0 percent reside.
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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