Wakabayashi Surname

6,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakabayashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakabayashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan84,9651:1,505276
United States5141:705,17355,723
Brazil2131:1,005,04435,543
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Peru531:599,70015,316
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Guam121:13,3432,098
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Wakabayashi (10) may also be a first name.

Wakabayashi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakabayashi is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakabayashi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,544th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 84,423 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wakabayashi are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 84,965 people, or 1 in 1,505. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Japan it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Wakabayashi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wakabayashi surname are 5.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wakabayashi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 389.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 94,900 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.97% more than the national average, earning R 491,832 per year; in United States they earn 28.06% more than the national average, earning $55,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning $59,818 CAD 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
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