Kiyoshige Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kiyoshige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiyoshige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7201:177,5628,431
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiyoshige (7,355) may also be a first name.

Kiyoshige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiyoshige occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kiyoshige.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyoshige? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 466,165th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. Kiyoshige is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kiyoshige are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kiyoshige is also the 75,104th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 7,355 people.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 177,562. In Japan Kiyoshige is most prevalent in: Tokushima Prefecture, where 33 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 22 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Japan Kiyoshige is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishige881/
Koshige881/
Khishigee7839/
Kyishinge781/
Kushige7565/
Kyesige7541/
Kaisige7512/
Koshigi7510/
Khoshge759/
Kyisige754/
Kiisige754/
Kishuge751/
Kishoge751/
Kashige751/
Khishgee71584/
Koshi-Gi713/
Koshigia711/
Kishwage711/
Khoshigi711/
Khoshgei711/
Kashigye711/
Kayesige711/
Kiyosugi711/
Kuwashige6774/
Kawashige6767/
Kayesigye678/
Kshege671/
Koshgi671/
Khaishgee671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kiyoshige
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