Miyashiro Surname

56,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Miyashiro Surname User-submission:

Miyashiro is an Anglicization of Japanese 都城, referring to someone from a 'castle town'.

Miyashiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,8111:33,5463,156
United States2,5731:140,87014,637
Brazil1,5341:139,5535,330
Peru5251:60,5414,793
Bolivia2461:43,1562,511
Argentina2051:208,50417,193
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Miyashiro (13) may also be a first name.

Miyashiro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Miyashiro is an Anglicization of Japanese 都城, referring to someone from a 'castle town'.

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Miyashiro Last Name Facts

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

Miyashiro is most common in Japan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Miyashiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,262nd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 808,290 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Miyashiro live; 42 percent live in East Asia and 42 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Miyashiro is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 13 people.

Miyashiro is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 3,811 people, or 1 in 33,546. In Japan Miyashiro is mostly concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 46 percent live, Shizuoka Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Other than Japan it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Miyashiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Miyashiro surname are 31.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Miyashiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 127.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,140 per year; in United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $45,322 CAD per year.

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