Katayama Surname

4,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Katayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan123,6771:1,034187
Brazil1,4901:143,6745,488
United States9731:372,51733,011
Thailand2341:301,87352,033
Israel1461:58,6147,497
Peru1291:246,38910,235
Canada571:646,41452,764
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England101:5,571,806158,774
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
France51:13,284,544357,392
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Katayama (43) may also be a first name.

Katayama Last Name Facts

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

Katayama (Russian: Катаяма) occurs most in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Katayama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katayama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,433rd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 57,438 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Katayama live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname Katayama is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 123,677 people, or 1 in 1,034. In Japan Katayama is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent are found, Okayama Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Katayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Katayama are 7.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Katayama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 116.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,969 per year; in United States they earn 25.94% more than the national average, earning $54,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $48,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katayama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katayama in the Russian language
Катаямаkataama-

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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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  • 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 Katayama
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