Murayama Surname
Approximately 95,811 people bear this surname
Murayama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 94,168 | 1:1,358 | 254 |
| Brazil | 621 | 1:344,725 | 13,241 |
| United States | 610 | 1:594,195 | 48,463 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Mexico | 65 | 1:1,909,634 | 18,382 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Peru | 31 | 1:1,025,294 | 19,244 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
Murayama (12) may also be a first name.
Murayama Demographics
Average Murayama Salary in
United States
$51,264 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Murayama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murayama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murayama occurs most in Japan. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murayama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,892nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 76,062 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Murayama are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Murayama is also the 3,306,491st most common first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 94,168 people, or 1 in 1,358. In Japan Murayama is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found, Niigata Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Not including Japan it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Murayama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Murayama surname are 31.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.04% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Murayama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 269.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 71,561 per year; in United States they earn 18.81% more than the national average, earning $51,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $53,072 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murayma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muraiama | 88 | 33 | / |
| Muroyama | 88 | 23 | / |
| Muruyama | 88 | 7 | / |
| Morayama | 88 | 7 | / |
| Murayami | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mirayama | 88 | 2 | / |
| Muriyama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Murayoma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mirayamma | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mouriyama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Morayma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Muraima | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mourouyama | 78 | 1 | / |
| Moriyama | 75 | 85,636 | / |
| Moraiama | 75 | 6 | / |
| Muriyami | 75 | 2 | / |
| Moroyama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Moruyama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Miriyama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muraimma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murame | 71 | 140 | / |
| Miriyamma | 71 | 22 | / |
| Moraima | 67 | 51 | / |
| Muraimo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Muramme | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mureema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Murrame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muramei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miraima | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Murayama
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