Nishigata Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishigata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishigata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8961:142,6837,408
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Nishigata Last Name Facts

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

Nishigata occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishigata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 386,017th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nishigata live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 896 people, or 1 in 142,683. In Japan Nishigata is mostly concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Shizuoka Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Japan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Nishigata Last Name Statistics demography

Nishigata earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Nishigata
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