Katayama is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Katayama
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Katayama

How popular is Katayama?

Katayama is common in Japan.

Katayama is ranked 4445 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Katayama bearers increased by 3.422619 per cent in 2010 US census to 695 since 2000, the surname slipped by 658 spots and ranked at 32960. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 83.02 86.01
Others 8.35 6.55
White 4.6 4.17
Hispanic or Latino 3.6 3.13
Katayama is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 122351 people have been found who wears Katayama as their family name. Katayama is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
607,991 Indonesia5
5,707 Nicaragua5
2,113 Taiwan3
108,034 Italy3
46,068 Philippines3
14,054 China3
147,165 Czech Republic2
18,718 Thailand2
9,185 Hong Kong2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
7,292 Vietnam1
3,275 Nepal1
118,015 Netherlands1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
107,212 South Africa1
25,721 Egypt1
53,033 Nigeria1
53,505 Turkey1
40,340 Malaysia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
83,908 England38
71,059 Australia24
15,050 Singapore18
84,957 Spain15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
14,725 Peru85
49,493 Canada62
Countries with hundreds of Katayama:
34,321 United States841
59,024 Germany168
Countries with thousands of Katayama:
3,194 Brazil4,500
Countries with hundred thousands of Katayama:
147 Japan116,467
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Katayama Namesakes

  • Toranosuke Katayama, Politician
  • Shingo Katayama, Golfer
  • Kazuyoshi Katayama, Director
  • Hitomi Katayama, Actress
  • Hitomi Katayama, Actress
  • Hitomi Katayama, Actress
  • Keiji Katayama, Composer
  • Kentarō Katayama, Author
  • Shingo Katayama, Golfer
  • Fred Katayama, Journalist
  • In 2017, Moemi Katayama played the role of Mikoto Takagi in horror movie Shishûgoku: Ki no hen.

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