Nagayama Surname

12,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nagayama Surname User-submission:

The Nagayama surname is Japanese and translates directly as either 'long mountain' or 'chief mountain'. It is written as either 永山 or 長山 in Kanji.

Nagayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan45,4241:2,814485
Brazil2041:1,049,38436,911
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Bolivia1001:106,1644,225
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Nagayama (10) may also be a first name.

Nagayama Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nagayama surname is Japanese and translates directly as either 'long mountain' or 'chief mountain'. It is written as either 永山 or 長山 in Kanji.

- sean_luc_mauder

Nagayama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nagayama (Oriya: ନାଗୟାମା) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagayama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nagayama is the 12,193rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nagayama are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

It is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 45,424 people, or 1 in 2,814. In Japan it is primarily found in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nagayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nagayama surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.21% registered with the party.

Nagayama earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nagayama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nagayama in the Oriya language
ନାଗୟାମାnagayama-

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