Kobayasi Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kobayasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kobayasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1131:1,131,36521,317
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kobayasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kobayasi (Russian: Кобаяси) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kobayasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobayasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,064,392nd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Kobayasi are found; 48 percent are found in East Asia and 48 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 1,131,365. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 85 percent are found, Mie Prefecture, where 1 percent are found and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 1 percent are found. Barring Japan Kobayasi is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kobayasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobayasi in the Russian language
Кобаясиkobaasi-

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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
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  • 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 Kobayasi
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