Namiyama Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Namiyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namiyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan401:3,196,10733,800
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030

Namiyama Last Name Facts

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

Namiyama is most common in Japan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Namiyama.

How Common Is The Last Name Namiyama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Namiyama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Namiyama live; 83 percent live in East Asia and 83 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Namiyama is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 3,196,107. In Japan it is most frequent in: Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 35 percent live, Shimane Prefecture, where 30 percent live and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Beside Japan it exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nomiyama887,997/
Namoyama882/
Namuyama882/
Namayama882/
Ngamiyammai841/
Ngamayama82149/
Namuhyama827/
Namaima805/
Namaema804/
Namauma802/
Namuima801/
Nameima801/
Namuyima7566/
Namaimai7513/
Namajema753/
Nomayama752/
Namujima751/
Nnamaema751/
Namuyoma751/
Namaymah751/
Nameyoma751/
Namajoma751/
Namame71814/
Namime7113/
Namuhyema718/
Namaimaya711/
Namuema67239/
Nameema671/
Namouma671/
Nameimi671/

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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 Namiyama
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