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 found most frequently in Japan. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kobayasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kobayasi is the 1,064,392nd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name Kobayasi is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Kobayasi reside; 48 percent reside in East Asia and 48 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
Kobayasi is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 1,131,365. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 85 percent reside, Mie Prefecture, where 1 percent reside and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Besides Japan Kobayasi occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 16 percent reside.
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
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- 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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