Kuroyama Surname

211,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kuroyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuroyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,8451:69,2924,921
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Kuroyama Last Name Facts

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

Kuroyama (Russian: Курояма) is most common in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kuroyama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuroyama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuroyama is the 211,803rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,744,885 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Kuroyama reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Kuroyama is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 1,845 people, or 1 in 69,292. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 21 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Kuroyama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuroyama surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kuroyama earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.39% more than the national average, earning $53,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $57,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuriyama8839,148/
Kurayama88924/
Kureyama88609/
Kuruyama883/
Kourouyma824/
Kuruyamaç823/
Kurriyama822/
Khuriyama821/
Kurouma805/
Kuroima801/
Kuriyamahe781/
Kourouma75215,975/
Kiriyama7514,028/
Koriyama755,290/
Kirayama7589/
Kuroimah759/
Kuraimah758/
Kaurouma753/
Kouroima751/
Kurrajma751/
Kuirayamahe741/
Kouroumah71586/
Kurame71446/
Kourrouma714/
Khureamai712/
Kouyrouma711/
Kouroumma711/
Kouroumay711/
Kiriyamma711/
Korouma6767/
Kuroume6760/
Koraima6730/
Kuroemi6714/
Kuraimi678/
Kourame677/
Kuraime676/
Kaurame674/
Curauma672/
Khurame672/
Kireama671/
Kurhame671/
Kuramee671/

Kuroyama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuroyama in the Russian language
Куроямаkuroama-

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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 Kuroyama
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