Kuwajima Surname
Approximately 853 people bear this surname
Kuwajima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 785 | 1:162,859 | 8,027 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Kuwajima Demographics
Average Kuwajima Salary in
United States
$77,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kuwajima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwajima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwajima occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwajima? popularity and diffusion
Kuwajima is the 409,546th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kuwajima live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 785 people, or 1 in 162,859. In Japan Kuwajima is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent reside, Kagawa Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Kuwajima Last Name Statistics demography
Kuwajima earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 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
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