Nishida Surname

3,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishida Surname User-submission:

The Nishida surname comes from 西 (nishi) and 田 (da), meaning 'west rice field'.

Nishida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan171,2101:747120
United States1,6571:218,74421,265
Brazil1,3821:154,9025,942
Thailand2911:242,74341,155
Peru1301:244,49310,200
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Canada781:472,37940,609
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Australia381:710,41347,396
India251:30,682,615377,978
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Guam121:13,3432,098
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
France71:9,488,960336,266
China71:195,331,65210,124
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nishida (1,086) may also be a first name.

Nishida Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nishida surname comes from 西 (nishi) and 田 (da), meaning 'west rice field'.

- nishida

Nishida Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nishida is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nishida.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishida? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,210th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 41,579 people. Nishida is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nishida reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 242,240th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 1,086 people.

It is most common in Japan, where it is held by 171,210 people, or 1 in 747. In Japan Nishida is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Japan it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Nishida Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nishida surname are 20.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nishida earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 123.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,265 per year; in United States they earn 17.94% more than the national average, earning $50,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.74% more than the national average, earning $79,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nishidai9369/
Nishieda9330/
Nischida936/
Nishidha931/
Nisida92585/
Nishide8611,026/
Nichida8672/
Nushida8616/
Nissida8614/
Nuisida8611/
Nishido868/
Neshida867/
Nisaida863/
Nishidi862/
Niscida861/
Noisida861/
Nisheda861/
Nishidoi8020/
Nisaidah808/
Nisheeda804/
Nishidip801/
Nicida7790/
Nisidi7723/
Nusida7722/
Nesida778/
Nizida772/
Niseda771/
Nescheida7514/
Naitshidi751/
Nesiday71272/
Nisaidi7186/
Nissidi7172/
Nisidis7149/
Nisidou7132/
Niseeda718/
Nisidio714/
Nisside711/
Nusaida711/
Neisidi711/
Neshidi711/
Niseuda711/
Neshido711/
Nisaide711/
Nitsaidi671,232/
Naisidis6737/
Naisidou6728/
Nisaidee6715/
Netshidi677/
Nesaiday674/
Noiseeda672/
Nichides672/
Noissidi672/
Nisseuda671/
Netshide671/
Nichidou671/

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