Nishimura Surname

1,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishimura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishimura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan322,4771:39652
United States3,9521:91,71510,314
Brazil2,7431:78,0442,924
Thailand4991:141,56022,098
Canada4331:85,0949,439
Singapore3891:14,159634
Mexico2151:577,3319,745
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Peru961:331,08511,769
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
Australia521:519,14839,018
England501:1,114,36153,243
Argentina491:872,31556,573
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Northern Mariana Islands221:2,481276
France191:3,495,933219,029
China121:113,943,4645,994
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nishimura (47) may also be a first name.

Nishimura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nishimura (Georgian: ნიშიმურა, Russian: Нишимура) is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishimura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nishimura is the 1,655th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 21,988 people. The surname Nishimura is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nishimura reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Nishimura is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 47 people.

This surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 322,477 people, or 1 in 396. In Japan Nishimura is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Nishimura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nishimura are 23.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nishimura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 124.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,546 per year; in United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $58,125 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nischimura958/
Nishimuras951/
Nisimura94140/
Nishimuro89892/
Nichimura89109/
Nissimura8951/
Nishimure8926/
Nishimora895/
Nushimura895/
Nishimira893/
Nisihmura891/
Nishimuri891/
Nixhimura891/
Nishimurei841/
Nizimura8221/
Nicimura826/
Nesimura821/
Nishimori7817,354/
Nishemora781/
Nishimore781/
Nisimori711/
Nicimori592/

Nishimura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishimura in the Georgian language
ნიშიმურაnishimura-
Nishimura in the Russian language
Нишимураnisimura-

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