Murashige Surname

189,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Murashige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murashige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,8251:70,0524,953
United States3831:946,36870,670
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Murashige Last Name Facts

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

Murashige is found most in Japan. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Murashige click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murashige? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 189,889th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,276,774 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Murashige live; 82 percent live in East Asia and 82 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 1,825 people, or 1 in 70,052. In Japan Murashige is most numerous in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 53 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Murashige Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murashige last name are 22.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.24% registered with the party.

Murashige earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.02% more than the national average, earning $54,808 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muroshige897/
Marashige891/
Murasise821/
Mirasige821/
Morishige788,573/
Marushige7870/
Murushege784/
Murushage784/
Marashage781/
Murashidzi749/
Murasugi712,357/
Marshage712/
Murazije711/
Mureizege671/
Murosugi594/
Mireshgi591/
Maroshegy566/
Marshaggi561/
Maroshegyi5319/
Meerschaege506/

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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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  • 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 Murashige
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