Nishimoto Surname

8,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishimoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishimoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan63,0481:2,028367
United States2,0561:176,29317,689
Brazil7341:291,65411,229
Mexico821:1,513,73416,311
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Nishimoto (12) may also be a first name.

Nishimoto Last Name Facts

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

Nishimoto occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishimoto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,604th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,162 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Nishimoto reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Nishimoto is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name globally It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 63,048 people, or 1 in 2,028. In Japan Nishimoto is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent are found, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Beside Japan Nishimoto exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Nishimoto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nishimoto are 21.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 74.3% registered with the party.

The amount Nishimoto earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $52,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $46,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nischimoto953/
Nisimoto9410/
Nissshimoto901/
Nichimoto8912/
Nishimota899/
Nissimoto893/
Nishimato892/
Nishemoto891/
Nisuimoto891/
Nisihmoto891/
Neshimoto891/
Nissimotto841/
Nicimoto823/
Nishimuta782,660/
Nishimata781,239/
Nichimuta671/
Nicimuta593/

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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 Nishimoto
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