Kunishige Surname
Approximately 3,654 people bear this surname
Kunishige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,311 | 1:38,612 | 3,472 |
| United States | 330 | 1:1,098,360 | 79,589 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kunishige (3,692) may also be a first name.
Kunishige Demographics
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Kunishige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kunishige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kunishige is most common in Japan. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunishige? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 124,716th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,994,402 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kunishige are found; 91 percent are found in East Asia and 91 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kunishige is also the 116,073rd most widespread first name on earth, held by 3,692 people.
Kunishige is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 3,311 people, or 1 in 38,612. In Japan Kunishige is mostly found in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 25 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Not including Japan this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Kunishige Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kunishige surname are 23.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.25% being registered to vote for the political party.
Kunishige earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,397 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanshige | 82 | 8 | / |
| Kaneshige | 78 | 3,809 | / |
| Kanashige | 78 | 10 | / |
| Kaneschige | 74 | 2 | / |
| Kunisugi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeshigye | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanashage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenshugi | 59 | 3 | / |
| Kenshagi | 59 | 2 | / |
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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 Kunishige
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