Murakami Surname
Approximately 383,259 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 372,186 | 1:343 | 40 |
| United States | 4,323 | 1:83,844 | 9,500 |
| Brazil | 3,579 | 1:59,814 | 2,243 |
| Thailand | 622 | 1:113,566 | 16,720 |
| Peru | 498 | 1:63,824 | 4,928 |
| Canada | 387 | 1:95,208 | 10,366 |
| Hong Kong | 225 | 1:32,602 | 571 |
| Mexico | 221 | 1:561,657 | 9,608 |
| Singapore | 197 | 1:27,958 | 1,070 |
| Russia | 182 | 1:791,885 | 65,188 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| Philippines | 115 | 1:880,332 | 80,618 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Bolivia | 14 | 1:758,317 | 4,521 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
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'.
- ariendMurakami Demographics
Average Male Murakami Height
170.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murakhami | 94 | 29 | / |
| Murackami | 94 | 8 | / |
| Muraskami | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muracami | 88 | 114 | / |
| Murakame | 88 | 27 | / |
| Morakami | 88 | 17 | / |
| Murokami | 88 | 15 | / |
| Mirakami | 88 | 5 | / |
| Murakamy | 88 | 5 | / |
| Murekami | 88 | 2 | / |
| Murakama | 88 | 2 | / |
| Murakomi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murakemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mourakamy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Murakhama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Morokami | 75 | 81 | / |
| Muracame | 75 | 6 | / |
| Moracami | 75 | 3 | / |
| Morakame | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muracama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morakhame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morakomma | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moroqama | 50 | 1 | / |
Murakami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murakami in the Russian language | ||
| Мураками | murakami | - |
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