Kanayama Surname

18,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kanayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan29,1571:4,385714
Brazil2101:1,019,40235,992
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Israel231:372,07130,321
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kanayama (16) may also be a first name.

Kanayama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanayama (Russian: Канаяма) is most common in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanayama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,639th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,426 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanayama are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 16 people.

This surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 29,157 people, or 1 in 4,385. In Japan Kanayama is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Japan it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kanayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanayama surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Kanayama earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanayama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanayama in the Russian language
Канаямаkanaama-

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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 Kanayama
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