Koshimura Surname

193,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Koshimura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koshimura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,1441:59,6294,499
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Koshimura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koshimura occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koshimura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 193,101st most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,344,445 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Koshimura are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 2,144 people, or 1 in 59,629. In Japan Koshimura is most prevalent in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 34 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Outside of Japan it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashimura8912,367/
Kushimura8988/
Khoshimira8416/
Kashismura841/
Kasimura823/
Kosemura822/
Kuchimura78200/
Koshimori7828/
Kachimura781/
Kassimura781/
Khashymura741/
Kashemuura741/
Kasemura71156/
Kasimira7116/
Kasumura711/
Kasimure711/
Kashimori67158/
Khosimore6726/

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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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  • 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 Koshimura
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