Taniyama Surname

36,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Taniyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taniyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan14,4051:8,8751,249
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Taniyama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taniyama (Russian: Танияма) is most common in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taniyama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,070th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 498,055 people. Taniyama occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Taniyama reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 14,405 people, or 1 in 8,875. In Japan it is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent reside, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent reside. Barring Japan this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Taniyama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Taniyama are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered with the political party.

Taniyama earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $52,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanniyamat894/
Taneyama88517/
Tanayama88209/
Taniyami881/
Tanyiama881/
Tanauma80372/
Tanaema8029/
Tanaima808/
Taniema801/
Tonoyama75524/
Toneyama7558/
Taneyamo7518/
Tanajima7512/
Tangaima7510/
Tanaimat751/
Tanaemai751/
Tanajema751/
Tanaumas750/
Taname7128/
Tanime719/
Tanujamma713/
Tenyiamah711/
Tanamee67133/
Tauname6712/
Tanname677/
Thaname677/
Tonyema673/
Taneami671/
Tanouma671/
Tanujma671/

Taniyama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taniyama in the Russian language
Таниямаtaniama-

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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 Taniyama
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