Okayama Surname

24,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Okayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan21,7871:5,868909
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Okayama Last Name Facts

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

Okayama (Russian: Окаяма) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okayama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,386th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 328,653 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Okayama live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 21,787 people, or 1 in 5,868. In Japan Okayama is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live and Mie Prefecture, where 5 percent live. Outside of Japan Okayama is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Okayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okayama are 22.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.68% registered with the political party.

Okayama earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.56% more than the national average, earning $70,144 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Okayama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okayama in the Russian language
Окаямаokaama-

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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 Okayama
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