Kunishima Surname

99,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kunishima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunishima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,6321:27,6002,801
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kunishima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunishima is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunishima? popularity and diffusion

Kunishima is the 99,165th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,525,868 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kunishima live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 4,632 people, or 1 in 27,600. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 27 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Kunishima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kunishima are 35.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.46% being registered with the political party.

Kunishima earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,850 USD per year.

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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 Kunishima
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