Sugimura Surname

18,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sugimura Surname User-submission:

A Japanese family name. Sugi = 'cedar' an mura = 'village'. Possibly originally a specific place name, more common in Western Japan than Eastern Japan. In Japanese it is written 杉村.

Sugimura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan29,9971:4,262693
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Sugimura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Japanese family name. Sugi = 'cedar' an mura = 'village'. Possibly originally a specific place name, more common in Western Japan than Eastern Japan. In Japanese it is written 杉村.

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Sugimura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sugimura occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugimura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sugimura is the 18,129th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 239,344 people. The surname Sugimura occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sugimura live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 29,997 people, or 1 in 4,262. In Japan it is most numerous in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside. Other than Japan Sugimura is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Sugimura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sugimura last name are 12.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sugimura earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.86% more than the national average, earning $57,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 90.9% more than the national average, earning $94,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suguimura9414/
Sugemura886/
Sugimuro881/
Sujimura881/
Sucimura881/
Shigimura82135/
Suchimura821/
Suguimuri821/
Sugimori759,650/
Sugimoro751/
Shigemura715,198/
Sugemore630/

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