Tohoku Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tohoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tohoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan811:1,578,32524,941
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tohoku Last Name Facts

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

Tohoku is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tohoku? popularity and diffusion

Tohoku is the 2,075,631st most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tohoku are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 1,578,325. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 65 percent reside, Ōita Prefecture, where 20 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Japan Tohoku occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaoku834/
Touokou773/
Taoku739/
Toaku735/
Thaokhut711/
Tahoukout6719/
Toakau6715/
Toakou672/
Toasku671/
Touakou6293/
Touakeu629/
Tuiaku501/

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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 Tohoku
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