Wajima Surname
Approximately 5,181 people bear this surname
Wajima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5,066 | 1:25,236 | 2,644 |
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Wajima (168) may also be a first name.
Wajima Demographics
Average Wajima Salary in
United States
$44,635 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wajima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wajima is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 92,251st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,406,591 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wajima reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 705,855th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 168 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 5,066 people, or 1 in 25,236. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 33 percent are found, Aomori Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Wajima Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wajima last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Wajima earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $44,635 USD per year.
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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 Wajima
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