Kitayama Surname

16,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kitayama Surname User-submission:

Kitayama is a Japanese surname, from kita, meaning 'north', and yama, meaning 'mountain'.

Kitayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan34,1611:3,742627
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Brazil2281:938,92333,517
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kitayama Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kitayama is a Japanese surname, from kita, meaning 'north', and yama, meaning 'mountain'.

- henyerenye

Kitayama Last Name Facts

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

Kitayama is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kitayama.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitayama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,019th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 209,370 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kitayama live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 34,161 people, or 1 in 3,742. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Kitayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kitayama surname are 23.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Kitayama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 520.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 120,377 per year and in United States they earn 57.64% more than the national average, earning $68,019 USD per year.

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