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 last name Kiyoshige is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyoshige? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 466,165th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kiyoshige live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 75,104th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 7,355 people.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 720 people, or 1 in 177,562. In Japan Kiyoshige is primarily concentrated in: Tokushima Prefecture, where 33 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 22 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan Kiyoshige occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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