Nishiyama Surname
Approximately 131,369 people bear this surname
Nishiyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 128,979 | 1:991 | 178 |
| Brazil | 1,008 | 1:212,375 | 8,186 |
| United States | 794 | 1:456,497 | 39,012 |
| Thailand | 172 | 1:410,688 | 72,080 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| Canada | 67 | 1:549,934 | 46,038 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Nishiyama (292) may also be a first name.
Nishiyama Demographics
Average Male Nishiyama Height
170.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nischiyama | 95 | 5 | / |
| Nieshiyama | 95 | 2 | / |
| Nuishiyama | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nisiyama | 94 | 122 | / |
| Nichiyama | 89 | 22 | / |
| Nishijama | 89 | 11 | / |
| Nissiyama | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nishyiama | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nushiyama | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nisheyama | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nishiyami | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nishiyame | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nithiyama | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niiyama | 88 | 342 | / |
| Nioiyama | 82 | 30 | / |
| Nesiyama | 82 | 6 | / |
| Niciyama | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nishijma | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nishijima | 78 | 10,898 | / |
| Nishajima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishime | 75 | 2,224 | / |
| Niseama | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nisaema | 75 | 4 | / |
| Niayama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nieyama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nisaima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nioyama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nissayamat | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nitayama | 71 | 53 | / |
| Niyyamat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Niceyama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nishimme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niayamat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaema | 67 | 159 | / |
| Nittayama | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nisame | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nijayamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nieama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niyema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyeama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nusuyamma | 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
- 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 Nishiyama
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis