Kimura Surname

857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kimura Surname User-submission:

The surname Kimura means 'wood village'. It comes from the words ki, meaning 'wood', and mura, meaning 'village'.

Kimura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan601,4991:21318
United States5,8101:62,3857,311
Brazil4,4891:47,6891,878
Thailand6661:106,06415,418
Singapore6121:9,000492
Hong Kong4221:17,383407
Canada3091:119,24112,570
Philippines2421:418,34052,739
Kenya2241:206,16014,854
Mexico1591:780,66811,502
Malaysia1341:220,10612,755
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Australia1151:234,74522,001
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
France771:862,633101,453
Peru701:454,05913,591
England611:913,41146,955
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Chile381:463,59112,075
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
China181:75,962,3094,162
Austria171:500,90847,931
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Norway91:571,36544,190
Israel91:950,84857,975
Finland81:687,08836,047
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091

Kimura (222) may also be a first name.

Kimura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kimura means 'wood village'. It comes from the words ki, meaning 'wood', and mura, meaning 'village'.

- rehrhart

Kimura Last Name Facts

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

Kimura (Oriya: କିମୁରା, Russian: Кимура) is most common in Japan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 857th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,834 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kimura live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 605,116th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 222 people.

The last name Kimura is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 601,499 people, or 1 in 213. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Outside of Japan Kimura is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Kimura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Buddhist (50%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kimura last name are 20.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Kimura earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,962 per year; in United States they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning $50,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $55,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaimura9237/
Khimura9217/
Kimuira923/
Kiomura922/
Keimura921/
Kuimura921/
Kimuroa921/
Kimoura921/
D'Kimura861/
Kumura839,803/
Kimuro83814/
Kimuri83574/
Kimira83117/
Kemura83100/
Kimure8379/
Kimora8338/
Cimura8312/
Kymura833/
Kimury832/
Khitmurad801/
Chimura773,649/
Kaimuri773,170/
Kaimira77340/
Kyomura77201/
Kumurai77169/
Kimurei77152/
Kimurio7760/
Kimmuri7750/
Kumaura7717/
Quimura775/
Kimurer774/
Khemura772/
Cimoura772/
Kimiera772/
Kimouri772/
Kimurii771/
Kimirah771/
Kumoura771/
Kimoure771/
Kimuroi771/
Kimuryo771/
Khumura771/
Kumhura771/
Keimury771/
Khoismurad751/
Kittmurray750/
Chimeura71206/
Kimurzhi7132/
Khimoray7110/
Kaimauri718/
Kumaurai715/
Khumurai715/
Keimouri715/
Kaimouri712/
Kimourou711/
Chimuura711/
Chimaura711/
Khaimure711/
Khaimora711/
Khimiray711/
Kimori672,797/
Kumira67522/
Kimoro67195/
Kimiro67117/
Kimore6768/
Kemure6719/
Cimure6714/
Kemuri679/
Kemora677/
Kemira676/
Cumura675/
Cimuri675/
Kumuro672/
Khajmurad671/
Kimory671/
Kaheemura671/

Kimura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimura in the Oriya language
କିମୁରାkimura-
Kimura in the Russian language
Кимураkimura-

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