Komayama Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Komayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Komayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1801:710,24617,140
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017

Komayama Last Name Facts

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

Komayama is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Komayama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Komayama live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Komayama is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 710,246. In Japan it is most frequent in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 69 percent reside, Miyazaki Prefecture, where 25 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Not including Japan it exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Komiyama8827,347/
Kumayama88673/
Kamayama887/
Komeyama881/
Kamhayama821/
Khomiyama821/
Kamiyama7539,654/
Kameyama7537,526/
Kumiyama75116/
Kumeyama7527/
Kamoyama754/
Comiyama752/
Kamayami751/
Camayama751/
Kemuyama751/
Khameyama7112/
Komame718/
Koumame6713/
Kumaima6712/
Komoima671/
Kumaema671/

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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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  • 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 Komayama
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