Murashima Surname

74,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Murashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,4761:19,7412,235
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Murashima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murashima (Russian: Мурашима) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murashima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 74,047th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,096,861 people. The last name Murashima is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Murashima live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 6,476 people, or 1 in 19,741. In Japan Murashima is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent reside, Nara Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Murashima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Murashima are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

Murashima earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muroshima896/
Mirashima891/
Morashima891/
Murazima821/
Moroshima7819/
Miroshima781/
Murasimie781/
Morasimah781/
Moracima716/
Morosima711/
Mirasimoh671/
Morocima597/
Morosimi591/
Morossimo564/
Miraceuma561/

Murashima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murashima in the Russian language
Мурашимаmurasima-

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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 Murashima
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