Nakayama Surname
Approximately 294,469 people bear this surname
Nakayama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 288,151 | 1:444 | 62 |
| United States | 2,182 | 1:166,113 | 16,863 |
| Brazil | 1,937 | 1:110,518 | 4,168 |
| Thailand | 577 | 1:122,423 | 18,391 |
| Micronesia | 536 | 1:198 | 31 |
| Hong Kong | 211 | 1:34,765 | 608 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Paraguay | 104 | 1:69,584 | 1,820 |
| Philippines | 82 | 1:1,234,612 | 95,620 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Peru | 59 | 1:538,714 | 14,638 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Zambia | 16 | 1:990,620 | 29,787 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Nakayama (282) may also be a first name.
Nakayama Demographics
Average Nakayama Salary in
United States
$48,794 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama in the Russian language | ||
| Накаяма | nakaama | - |
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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 Nakayama
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