Oshitani Surname

178,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Oshitani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshitani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,3851:53,6034,229
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Oshitani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oshitani is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshitani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 178,234th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,040,278 people. The surname Oshitani is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Oshitani live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 2,385 people, or 1 in 53,603. In Japan Oshitani is most prevalent in: Shiga Prefecture, where 39 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 21 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoshitani942,177/
Oshitanni941/
Ashitani88331/
Ushitani8827/
Oshutani8817/
Oshitana882/
Ochitani881/
Hashitani822,648/
Gashitani8219/
Oshitanna821/
Ositana801/
Hashiotani782/
Uchitani751,400/
Oshitona7518/
Achitani756/
Ashitane751/
Ositanna751/
Ashestani719/
Hossetani713/
Hochitane711/
Hachitani711/
Asutani678/
Asitane673/
Asitana671/
Uzitani671/
Ositona671/

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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 Oshitani
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