Nishijima Surname
Approximately 10,898 people bear this surname
Nishijima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 10,123 | 1:12,629 | 1,618 |
| Brazil | 279 | 1:767,292 | 27,911 |
| United States | 272 | 1:1,332,570 | 92,890 |
| Peru | 90 | 1:353,157 | 12,093 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Nishijima Demographics
Average Nishijima Salary in
United States
$62,505 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nishijima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishijima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nishijima occurs most in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishijima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 47,479th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 668,705 people. The last name Nishijima is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nishijima are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 10,123 people, or 1 in 12,629. In Japan it is most frequent in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Beside Japan this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Nishijima Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nishijima surname are 5.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.18% registered with the political party.
The amount Nishijima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,562 per year; in United States they earn 44.86% more than the national average, earning $62,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $55,258 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nishijma | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nishiima | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nishizima | 89 | 76 | / |
| Nishigima | 89 | 16 | / |
| Nishijama | 89 | 11 | / |
| Nichijima | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nishisima | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nishajima | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nisiima | 88 | 1,219 | / |
| Niszhizima | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nisizima | 82 | 7 | / |
| Nissiima | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nesijima | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nisiimma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nishiime | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nishiyma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nishiyama | 78 | 131,369 | / |
| Nishyiama | 78 | 3 | / |
| Nishyzima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Neshigima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nisiime | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nisaima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nischiyama | 74 | 5 | / |
| Nieshiyama | 74 | 2 | / |
| Nuishiyama | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nisiyama | 71 | 122 | / |
| Nicizima | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nichiyama | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nitchiema | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nissiyama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nisheyama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neshejema | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nishijima
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