Kitakami Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kitakami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitakami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3241:394,58112,788
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kitakami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitakami is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitakami? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kitakami is the 818,364th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kitakami reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 394,581. In Japan Kitakami is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 35 percent are found, Chiba Prefecture, where 15 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Besides Japan Kitakami is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khitakhami891/
Kitacami88175/
Kitakama8897/
Kitakomi8836/
Kitakame881/
Kittacami823/
Kitakoma752/
Kitakome751/
Kitokama751/
Kitokome634/
Ketacama633/
Kutakome631/
Ketacamma591/

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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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  • 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 Kitakami
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