Murayama Surname

5,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Murayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan94,1681:1,358254
Brazil6211:344,72513,241
United States6101:594,19548,463
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Mexico651:1,909,63418,382
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France51:13,284,544357,392
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Murayama (12) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murayma931/
Muraiama8833/
Muroyama8823/
Muruyama887/
Morayama887/
Murayami884/
Mirayama882/
Muriyama881/
Murayoma881/
Mirayamma822/
Mouriyama821/
Morayma806/
Muraima806/
Mourouyama781/
Moriyama7585,636/
Moraiama756/
Muriyami752/
Moroyama752/
Moruyama752/
Miriyama751/
Muraimma751/
Murame71140/
Miriyamma7122/
Moraima6751/
Muraimo6734/
Muramme676/
Mureema674/
Murrame671/
Muramei671/
Miraima671/

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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 Murayama
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