Wakamiya Surname

92,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakamiya Surname User-submission:

The Wakamiya surname comes from the kanji 若, meaning 'young', 'if', 'perhaps', 'possibly', 'low number', 'immature', and the kanji 宮, meaning 'Shinto shrine', 'constellations', 'palace', 'princess' making the rough translation be 'a young palace', 'a palace for the young'.

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Wakamiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,0611:25,2612,645
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wakamiya Surname Meaning

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The Wakamiya surname comes from the kanji 若, meaning 'young', 'if', 'perhaps', 'possibly', 'low number', 'immature', and the kanji 宮, meaning 'Shinto shrine', 'constellations', 'palace', 'princess' making the rough translation be 'a young palace', 'a palace for the young'.

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Wakamiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakamiya is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakamiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakamiya is the 92,602nd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,412,589 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wakamiya live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Wakamiya is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 5,061 people, or 1 in 25,261. In Japan Wakamiya is most numerous in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Excluding Japan Wakamiya exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Wakamiya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wakamiya surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the political party.

Wakamiya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.33% more than the national average, earning $51,490 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakhamiya821/
Wakamei80350/
Wakamai807/
Wakamau805/
Wakamoi801/
Uekamiya75236/
Bakamaya751/
Bakamoya751/
Bakamiye751/
Uokamiya751/
Vakamayau711/
Wokamau678/
Vakamai675/
Wakamue674/
Wakamou672/
Wakameu671/
Vakamie671/

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