Kimura Surname
Approximately 615,828 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 601,499 | 1:213 | 18 |
| United States | 5,810 | 1:62,385 | 7,311 |
| Brazil | 4,489 | 1:47,689 | 1,878 |
| Thailand | 666 | 1:106,064 | 15,418 |
| Singapore | 612 | 1:9,000 | 492 |
| Hong Kong | 422 | 1:17,383 | 407 |
| Canada | 309 | 1:119,241 | 12,570 |
| Philippines | 242 | 1:418,340 | 52,739 |
| Kenya | 224 | 1:206,160 | 14,854 |
| Mexico | 159 | 1:780,668 | 11,502 |
| Malaysia | 134 | 1:220,106 | 12,755 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| New Zealand | 109 | 1:41,544 | 6,955 |
| Russia | 92 | 1:1,566,555 | 105,717 |
| Germany | 78 | 1:1,032,121 | 70,345 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Peru | 70 | 1:454,059 | 13,591 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Paraguay | 15 | 1:482,450 | 6,463 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
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'.
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Average Kimura Salary in
United States
$50,774 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kimura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kimura (Oriya: କିମୁରା, Russian: Кимура) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kimura click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 857th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,834 people. The last name Kimura occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kimura live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kimura is also the 605,116th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne 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. Not including Japan it 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 devotion of those bearing 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 US average, with 74.06% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaimura | 92 | 37 | / |
| Khimura | 92 | 17 | / |
| Kimuira | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kiomura | 92 | 2 | / |
| Keimura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kuimura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kimuroa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kimoura | 92 | 1 | / |
| D'Kimura | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kumura | 83 | 9,803 | / |
| Kimuro | 83 | 814 | / |
| Kimuri | 83 | 574 | / |
| Kimira | 83 | 117 | / |
| Kemura | 83 | 100 | / |
| Kimure | 83 | 79 | / |
| Kimora | 83 | 38 | / |
| Cimura | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kymura | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kimury | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khitmurad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimura | 77 | 3,649 | / |
| Kaimuri | 77 | 3,170 | / |
| Kaimira | 77 | 340 | / |
| Kyomura | 77 | 201 | / |
| Kumurai | 77 | 169 | / |
| Kimurei | 77 | 152 | / |
| Kimurio | 77 | 60 | / |
| Kimmuri | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kumaura | 77 | 17 | / |
| Quimura | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kimurer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khemura | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cimoura | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kimiera | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kimouri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kimurii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimirah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kumoura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimoure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimuroi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimuryo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khumura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kumhura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keimury | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoismurad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kittmurray | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chimeura | 71 | 206 | / |
| Kimurzhi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Khimoray | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kaimauri | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kumaurai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khumurai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Keimouri | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaimouri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kimourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimuura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimaura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaimure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaimora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khimiray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimori | 67 | 2,797 | / |
| Kumira | 67 | 522 | / |
| Kimoro | 67 | 195 | / |
| Kimiro | 67 | 117 | / |
| Kimore | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kemure | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cimure | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kemuri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kemora | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kemira | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cumura | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cimuri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kumuro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khajmurad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimory | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaheemura | 67 | 1 | / |
Kimura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kimura in the Oriya language | ||
| କିମୁରା | kimura | - |
| Kimura in the Russian language | ||
| Кимура | kimura | - |
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