Wakashima Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,3441:95,1225,886
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wakashima Last Name Facts

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

Wakashima is found most in Japan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wakashima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakashima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakashima is the 284,447th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,386,213 people. The last name Wakashima occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wakashima reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 1,344 people, or 1 in 95,122. In Japan Wakashima is most frequent in: Toyama Prefecture, where 24 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakasima941/
Bakashima8927/
Wakeshima8919/
Wakasuma824/
Bakoshima78123/
Bakasema7121/
Bakasime711/
Uekeshima674/
Vaekacima671/
Bakeisima671/
Baicasima671/
Wakhacheme631/
Boukasimi561/
Boukassime535/

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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 Wakashima
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