Nakayama Surname

1,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Nakayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan288,1511:44462
United States2,1821:166,11316,863
Brazil1,9371:110,5184,168
Thailand5771:122,42318,391
Micronesia5361:19831
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Paraguay1041:69,5841,820
Philippines821:1,234,61295,620
Australia611:442,55234,724
Peru591:538,71414,638
Canada591:624,50251,218
Argentina551:777,15351,982
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
England241:2,321,58686,519
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
China181:75,962,3094,162
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Zambia161:990,62029,787
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
France121:5,535,227269,324
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Guam81:20,0153,029
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nakayama (282) may also be a first name.

Nakayama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakayama (Russian: Накаяма) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakayama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,857th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,748 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nakayama live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Nakayama is also the 527,582nd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 282 people.

Nakayama is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 288,151 people, or 1 in 444. In Japan Nakayama is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Nakayama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nakayama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nakayama last name grew 218,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nakayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nakayama surname are 17.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.54% registered with the party.

The amount Nakayama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 90.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,001 per year; in United States they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $48,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.26% more than the national average, earning $64,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nakayama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakayama in the Russian language
Накаямаnakaama-

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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
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  • 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 Nakayama
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