Katashima Surname

246,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Katashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,5581:82,0575,431
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560

Katashima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katashima has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Katashima.

How Common Is The Last Name Katashima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,410th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,515,208 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Katashima are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 1,558 people, or 1 in 82,057. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Other than Japan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Katashima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Katashima surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Katashima earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.94% more than the national average, earning $55,635 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 Katashima
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