Nishitani Surname

18,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishitani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishitani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan29,6261:4,315703
Brazil2281:938,92333,517
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England51:11,143,612252,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nishitani Last Name Facts

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

Nishitani is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishitani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,380th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 242,942 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nishitani are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 29,626 people, or 1 in 4,315. In Japan Nishitani is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nishitani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nishitani last name are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56% registered to vote for the party.

Nishitani earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.2% more than the national average, earning $52,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nisitani941/
Nishitane8943/
Nichitani891/
Nissitani891/
Nishestani843/
Nesitani821/
Netshithanyi761/
Nechitoni677/
Netshitahane673/
Netshitone631/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nishitani
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