Uemura Surname

3,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141,651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Uemura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uemura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan138,1561:925166
Brazil2,0291:105,5073,972
United States9691:374,05533,122
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Thailand841:840,933134,389
Peru511:623,21815,580
France401:1,660,568152,033
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Singapore301:183,5907,666
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Uemura (14) may also be a first name.

Uemura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uemura (Hindi: उमूरा, Russian: Уэмура) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uemura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 51,447 people. Uemura occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Uemura reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Uemura is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

The surname Uemura is most common in Japan, where it is held by 138,156 people, or 1 in 925. In Japan it is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live and Kumamoto Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Japan Uemura is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Uemura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uemura last name are 30.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Uemura earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 18.88% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,725 per year; in United States they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $47,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $54,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uyemura92669/
Huemura9230/
Uemurai927/
Uhemura924/
Uiemura922/
Umura91114/
Humura834,256/
Iemura832,643/
Vemura8345/
Oumura8329/
Umeura8316/
Wemura839/
Eimura838/
Uymura832/
Ummura832/
Uemuro831/
Eamura831/
Bemura831/
Iyemura7733/
Ujimura7720/
Hiemura7719/
Oumoura7717/
Oumurai7715/
Uyimura7712/
Eymuray776/
Humuura773/
Aumurai772/
Huymura771/
Huumura771/
Yemurai771/
Umhoura771/
Eumurai771/
Eumaura771/
Vemhura771/
Ajumura771/
Aemoura771/
Bemhura771/
Imura7338,628/
Umuro731,089/
Umira7385/
Goumoura7128/
Aiumurai7110/
Behemura7110/
Eiamurai716/
Houmoura715/
Houmeura712/
Hujimura711/
Aiemurai711/
Oumouras711/
Eiumurai711/
Vemuri6718,879/
Uemori673,433/
Imurai671,609/
Himura671,103/
Humira67947/
Imaura67413/
Umirah67409/
Aimura67113/
Umiray6799/
Umuroh6777/
Vemury6760/
Wamura6759/
Aumora6749/
Jimura6715/
Bemuri6715/
Ameura6710/
Ajmura673/
Immura673/
Umauro672/
Oumora672/
Ummira672/
Ummuro672/
Umeuro672/
Eamora671/
Vemuro671/
Umuiro671/
Imurah671/
Eimora671/
Oumourais671/
Umirra671/

Uemura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uemura in the Hindi language
उमूराumura-
Uemura in the Russian language
Уэмураuemura-

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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 Uemura
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