Murakami Surname

1,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Murakami Surname User-submission:

Murakami (村上) is a Japanese surname which means 'upper part of a town', derived from the two words: 村 [mura], meaning 'town', and 上 [kami], meaning 'upper'.

Murakami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan372,1861:34340
United States4,3231:83,8449,500
Brazil3,5791:59,8142,243
Thailand6221:113,56616,720
Peru4981:63,8244,928
Canada3871:95,20810,366
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Mexico2211:561,6579,608
Singapore1971:27,9581,070
Russia1821:791,88565,188
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Philippines1151:880,33280,618
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
England501:1,114,36153,243
France451:1,476,060142,161
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Chile251:704,65916,160
Guam251:6,405908
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Latvia171:120,59117,235
China171:80,430,6804,441
Bolivia141:758,3174,521
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Norway71:734,61250,907
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Murakami (32) may also be a first name.

Murakami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Murakami (村上) is a Japanese surname which means 'upper part of a town', derived from the two words: 村 [mura], meaning 'town', and 上 [kami], meaning 'upper'.

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Murakami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murakami (Russian: Мураками) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murakami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Murakami is the 1,403rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,015 people. The surname Murakami occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Murakami live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 372,186 people, or 1 in 343. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Murakami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Murakami last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Murakami surname are 25.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Murakami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 115% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,677 per year; in United States they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $47,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.33% more than the national average, earning $64,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murakhami9429/
Murackami948/
Muraskami941/
Muracami88114/
Murakame8827/
Morakami8817/
Murokami8815/
Mirakami885/
Murakamy885/
Murekami882/
Murakama882/
Murakomi881/
Murakemi881/
Mourakamy821/
Murakhama821/
Morokami7581/
Muracame756/
Moracami753/
Morakame752/
Muracama751/
Morakhame711/
Morakomma591/
Moroqama501/

Murakami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murakami in the Russian language
Муракамиmurakami-

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