Moriyama Surname

6,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Moriyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan83,9131:1,524279
Brazil5761:371,65714,195
United States4821:751,98958,734
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Thailand1451:487,16185,241
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
France41:16,605,680368,153
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Moriyama (58) may also be a first name.

Moriyama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moriyama (Russian: Морияма) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriyama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,595th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 85,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Moriyama reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Moriyama is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 58 people.

Moriyama is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 83,913 people, or 1 in 1,524. In Japan Moriyama is most frequent in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 10 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Moriyama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moriyama last name are 19.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moriyama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 59.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,819 per year; in United States they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $49,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.42% more than the national average, earning $64,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Moriyama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moriyama in the Russian language
Мориямаmoriama-

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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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  • 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 Moriyama
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