Kitamura Surname

3,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kitamura Surname User-submission:

Kitamura (北村) is a Japanese surname, 北 kita means 'north' and 村mura means 'village'.

Kitamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan171,1911:747121
United States8051:450,26038,563
Brazil7801:274,45410,566
Singapore2531:21,770855
Canada2061:178,86217,839
Thailand1611:438,74776,894
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Australia311:870,82953,581
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
England221:2,532,63991,802
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
China121:113,943,4645,994
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belize11:355,4743,977
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malta11:430,2723,380
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Kitamura (12) may also be a first name.

Kitamura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kitamura (北村) is a Japanese surname, 北 kita means 'north' and 村mura means 'village'.

- evie

Kitamura Last Name Facts

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

Kitamura (Russian: Китамура) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kitamura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitamura? popularity and diffusion

Kitamura is the 3,240th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 41,928 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kitamura reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 171,191 people, or 1 in 747. In Japan Kitamura is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Japan it is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Kitamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kitamura surname are 20.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Kitamura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,398 per year; in United States they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $48,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning $59,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kitamura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitamura in the Russian language
Китамураkitamura-

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