Meisho Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Meisho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Meisho (31) may also be a first name.
Meisho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meisho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meisho is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meisho? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Meisho live; 87 percent live in East Asia and 87 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 31 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 2,412,156. In Japan Meisho is primarily found in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 91 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 2 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meisho
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