Takayama Surname

5,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Takayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan105,4101:1,213231
United States9681:374,44133,152
Brazil9261:231,1828,946
Peru2061:154,2928,073
Thailand1471:480,53384,247
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Benin271:382,80028,543
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
China111:124,301,9616,553
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Takayama (811) may also be a first name.

Takayama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Takayama (Russian: Такаяма) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Takayama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Takayama is the 5,245th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 67,409 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Takayama are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Takayama is also the 287,044th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 811 people.

The surname Takayama is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 105,410 people, or 1 in 1,213. In Japan Takayama is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live, Chiba Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Barring Japan this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Takayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Takayama surname are 17.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Takayama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 96.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,016 per year; in United States they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning $51,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $47,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thakayama941/
Teakayama941/
Takayma931/
Thakhayama8923/
Takeyama8826,786/
Takiyama883,740/
Tokayama88105/
Tacayama8871/
Takaiama8824/
Takayami881/
Takayema881/
Taikuyama8233/
Takauma80407/
Takeama806/
Takaima805/
Tokuyama7513,746/
Tokiyama75377/
Takehama7594/
Tokoyama7561/
Tacaiama756/
Takajima752/
Tokayami751/
Takiyami751/
Takeiama751/
Takame71179/
Tachiyama7167/
Takouma6718/
Takhame6714/
Takaumi674/
Thakame672/
Tokuyma671/
Takiema671/
Takuema671/
Takoima671/

Takayama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Takayama in the Russian language
Такаямаtakaama-

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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
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  • 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 Takayama
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