Kitayama Surname
Approximately 34,807 people bear this surname
Kitayama Surname User-submission:
Kitayama is a Japanese surname, from kita, meaning 'north', and yama, meaning 'mountain'.
Kitayama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 34,161 | 1:3,742 | 627 |
| United States | 291 | 1:1,245,563 | 88,018 |
| Brazil | 228 | 1:938,923 | 33,517 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kitayama Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kitayama is a Japanese surname, from kita, meaning 'north', and yama, meaning 'mountain'.
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketayama | 88 | 29 | / |
| Kytayama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kitajama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kitiyamas | 82 | 120 | / |
| Kitiyamat | 82 | 88 | / |
| Kitiyamad | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kitaema | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kheitayamahe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaithayamahe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kituyma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kitaima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kittiyamas | 78 | 16 | / |
| Kitiyamass | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kittiyamat | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kitajamahe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kithiyamas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kitajima | 75 | 49,714 | / |
| Ketaiama | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kutiyama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koitiyamahe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kitame | 71 | 105 | / |
| Chitiyama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kitouma | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kuttiyamma | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kitamei | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kitamey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Keteama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kitaume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kithame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitaemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kishtaimma | 67 | 1 | / |
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