Katamura Surname

418,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Katamura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7721:165,6018,099
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Katamura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katamura occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katamura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 418,547th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,780,176 people. The last name Katamura occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Katamura are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 772 people, or 1 in 165,601. In Japan Katamura is mostly concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 32 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Barring Japan Katamura is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Katamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Katamura last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Katamura earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning $49,882 USD per year.

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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 Katamura
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