Okamura Surname

5,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okamura Surname User-submission:

Okamura is a Japanese surname, which means 'village of the hill'.

Okamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan97,2731:1,314244
United States1,9541:185,49618,476
Brazil9561:223,9278,665
Mexico1631:761,51011,327
Thailand1261:560,62295,829
Peru881:361,18312,230
Canada851:433,47837,831
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England131:4,286,005132,302
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Guam81:20,0153,029
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Okamura (14) may also be a first name.

Okamura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Okamura is a Japanese surname, which means 'village of the hill'.

- mayumicorn

Okamura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okamura (Russian: Окамура) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Okamura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okamura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,604th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 72,209 people. The surname Okamura is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Okamura are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

The surname Okamura is most common in Japan, where it is held by 97,273 people, or 1 in 1,314. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Besides Japan this last name is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Okamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Okamura last name are 24.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Okamura earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 26.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,494 per year; in United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.43% more than the national average, earning $66,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokamura9365/
Okhamura934/
O'Kamura931/
Okemura86247/
Okamuro86119/
Akamura8633/
Ocamura8614/
Okomura8614/
Ukamura868/
Okamora867/
Hakamura805/
Gokamuri803/
Hokomura801/
Akahumura752/
Okamori711,093/
Okomira7158/
Akamira713/
Okomuro712/
Okamoro712/
Akamure711/
Akemura711/
Askamuri671/
Akhamira671/
Akamurie671/

Okamura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okamura in the Russian language
Окамураokamura-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Okamura
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis