Kanshima Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kanshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1151:1,111,69021,145
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kanshima Last Name Facts

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

Kanshima is most common in Japan. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanshima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kanshima reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Kanshima is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 1,111,690. In Japan Kanshima is mostly concentrated in: Yamagata Prefecture, where 71 percent reside, Kumamoto Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan Kanshima is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Kanshima
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