Wakimoto Surname

55,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakimoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakimoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8,8441:14,4551,800
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Brazil1161:1,845,46859,486
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Wakimoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakimoto occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wakimoto.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakimoto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 55,708th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 799,775 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wakimoto reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 8,844 people, or 1 in 14,455. In Japan Wakimoto is mostly concentrated in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Beside Japan it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Wakimoto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wakimoto last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the party.

Wakimoto earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.73% more than the national average, earning $53,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakamoto882,648/
Wakumoto88190/
Vakimoto889/
Wakuwamoto781/
Wakowamoto781/
Wakimata751/
Wakumeto751/
Wakuhwamoto7413/
Wakimwata717/
Wakmat712/
Wicmot711/
Wa Kumato711/
Wikamto6765/
Wakumit672/
Wukmott670/
Wakumata631/
Wachimata5936/

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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 Wakimoto
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