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

The last name Murashige is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murashige? popularity and diffusion

It is the 189,889th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,276,774 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Murashige live; 82 percent live in East Asia and 82 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

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

Murashige Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murashige last name are 22.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.24% registered to vote for the political 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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