Kujira Surname
Approximately 505 people bear this surname
Kujira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 365 | 1:350,258 | 11,997 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kujira (61) may also be a first name.
Kujira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kujira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kujira (Hindi: कुजीरा, Marathi: कुजीरा) is found most in Japan. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kujira.
How Common Is The Last Name Kujira? popularity and diffusion
Kujira is the 611,703rd most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Kujira live; 72 percent live in East Asia and 72 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kujira is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 61 people.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 350,258. In Japan it is primarily found in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 45 percent reside, Wakayama Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Besides Japan it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kujira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kujira in the Hindi language | ||
| कुजीरा | kujira | - |
| Kujira in the Marathi language | ||
| कुजीरा | kujira | - |
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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 Kujira
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