Ningyo Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Ningyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ningyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan281:4,565,86838,149
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ningyo (15) may also be a first name.

Ningyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ningyo (Russian: Нингё) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ningyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Ningyo occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Ningyo are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 4,565,868. In Japan it is most common in: Nagano Prefecture, where 82 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ningyou923/
Ningya831/
Nengyo831/
Ningyah774/
Ningyya772/
Niendyo771/
Nindya67221/
Nindjo6789/
Nendyo675/
Nengya673/

Ningyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ningyo in the Russian language
Нингёninge-

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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 Ningyo
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