Kurayama Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kurayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9091:140,6437,345
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kurayama Last Name Facts

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

Kurayama is found most in Japan. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurayama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 384,654th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,886,954 people. The last name Kurayama is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kurayama live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Kurayama is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 909 people, or 1 in 140,643. In Japan Kurayama is most numerous in: Miyazaki Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Other than Japan Kurayama exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Kurayama Last Name Statistics demography

Kurayama earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 196.36% more than the national average, earning $127,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuriyama8839,148/
Kuroyama881,946/
Kureyama88609/
Kirayama8889/
Kuruyama883/
Kuirayamahe841/
Kuruyamaç823/
Kurriyama822/
Khuriyama821/
Kuriyamahe781/
Kiriyama7514,028/
Koriyama755,290/
Kuraimah758/
Kurayime751/
Kurrajma751/
Kurame71446/
Kourouyma714/
Khureamai712/
Kuraymeed711/
Kiriyamma711/
Koraima6730/
Kuraimi678/
Kourame677/
Kuraime676/
Kurouma675/
Kirauma674/
Kaurame674/
Curauma672/
Khurame672/
Kuramee671/
Kurhame671/
Kuroima671/
Kireama671/

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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 Kurayama
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