Maehigashi Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Maehigashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 348 | 1:367,369 | 12,317 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Maehigashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maehigashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maehigashi occurs most in Japan. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maehigashi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 783,439th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Maehigashi reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Maehigashi is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 367,369. In Japan Maehigashi is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 31 percent live, Wakayama Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Japan Maehigashi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Peru, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahigashi | 95 | 48 | / |
| Miyahigashi | 86 | 538 | / |
| Meha-Gashi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwahikashi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahakash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahukushe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muhagusho | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Maehigashi
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