Takanishi Surname

234,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Takanishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takanishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,6321:78,3365,316
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Takanishi Last Name Facts

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

Takanishi is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Takanishi.

How Common Is The Last Name Takanishi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Takanishi is the 234,903rd most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,251,777 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Takanishi live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 1,632 people, or 1 in 78,336. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Besides Japan Takanishi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Takanishi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Takanishi last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the party.

Takanishi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $54,411 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takenishi89340/
Takanushi891/
Takanisa824/
Takainisa781/
Takanesa711/
Tokanisa711/
Tokanise711/
Thakonesha631/
Tokanitchay601/
Tokanese591/
Tekeneshe561/

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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 Takanishi
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