Nishiyama Surname

4,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nishiyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishiyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan128,9791:991178
Brazil1,0081:212,3758,186
United States7941:456,49739,012
Thailand1721:410,68872,080
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Peru771:412,78113,000
Canada671:549,93446,038
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397

Nishiyama (292) may also be a first name.

Nishiyama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nishiyama occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishiyama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,288th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 55,474 people. The surname Nishiyama is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nishiyama reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 292 people.

This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 128,979 people, or 1 in 991. In Japan Nishiyama is mostly concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nishiyama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nishiyama are 11.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nishiyama earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 29.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,153 per year; in United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $50,690 CAD 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
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