Wakayama Surname

25,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan21,1181:6,054928
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wakayama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakayama is most common in Japan. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wakayama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakayama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakayama is the 25,012th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 337,840 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Wakayama live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 21,118 people, or 1 in 6,054. In Japan Wakayama is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan Wakayama occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Wakayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wakayama surname are 22.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wakayama earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.64% more than the national average, earning $57,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.83% more than the national average, earning $71,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakhayama944/
Wakiyama886,103/
Wakuyama8844/
Wakayima886/
Wakyema806/
Wakaima803/
Wakauma801/
Wakaame801/
Bakoyama75847/
Wakuyima752/
Bakayame751/
Bakayima751/
Bakayoma751/
Wakiyema751/
Wakame71144/
Wakaume671,165/
Wakaumi67857/
Wakamei67350/
Waikame6712/
Wakaime676/
Wakuima672/
Bakauma672/
Wakajummah671/

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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 Wakayama
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