Sugayama Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sugayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sugayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5141:248,72410,096
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Sugayama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sugayama is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugayama? popularity and diffusion

Sugayama is the 504,389th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Sugayama reside; 79 percent reside in East Asia and 79 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 514 people, or 1 in 248,724. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent are found, Tochigi Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 14 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sugiyama88221,796/
Sugeyama881/
Sugyiama881/
Suguiyama82318/
Sungiyama824/
Shugiyama821/
Suguyiama821/
Sugihyama821/
Scugiyama821/
Sugajima759/
Sogiyama753/
Sugijama752/
Zugiyama751/
Shigeyama713,383/
Shigiyama71461/
Sugame716/
Sugaime671/
Sougouma6320/
Cugoiama637/
Sugijima635/
Soungouma592/
Sugime579/
Zoungayimo561/
Jugouma531/
Sougoumi501,175/
Jougouma508/
Zougouma503/

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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 Sugayama
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