Kuroshima Surname

106,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kuroshima Surname User-submission:

Kuroshima is a Japanese surname, which means 'black island'.

It comes from the words kuro, meaning 'black', and shima or jima, meaning 'island' in Japanese.

Kuroshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,3471:29,4102,912
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Kuroshima Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kuroshima is a Japanese surname, which means 'black island'.

It comes from the words kuro, meaning 'black', and shima or jima, meaning 'island' in Japanese.

- Anon

Kuroshima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuroshima occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuroshima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,392nd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,658,522 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kuroshima are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most common in Japan, where it is held by 4,347 people, or 1 in 29,410. In Japan Kuroshima is most numerous in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 34 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Kagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kuroshima Last Name Statistics demography

Kuroshima earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.61% less than the national average, earning $39,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurashima8910,133/
Kurushima891,753/
Koroshima892/
Kureshima891/
Kurosimo822/
Kuresimah7812/
Kurushema781/
Kourasima781/
Kuresimai781/
Kurashimo781/
Kuracima718/
Kuresimo713/
Kuresimoh6720/
Kierasiema6312/
Kierasema567/
Kierasemai531/

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