Kobayasi Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Kobayasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 113 | 1:1,131,365 | 21,317 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kobayasi in the Russian language | ||
| Кобаяси | kobaasi | - |
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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 Kobayasi
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