Nishiyama is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nishiyama
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nishiyama

How popular is Nishiyama?

Nishiyama is common in Japan.

Nishiyama is ranked 5906 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nishiyamas plummeted by 7.622505 per cent to 509 since 2000 and slipped by 4698 spots and ranked at 42579. 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		 75.64 83.12
Others 11.79 6.17
White 8.06 7.26
Hispanic or Latino 3.54 3.09
Nishiyama is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 92403 people have been found who wears Nishiyama as their family name. Nishiyama is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
13,220 Thailand6
78,945 Argentina3
124,220 Italy2
20,595 China2
219,873 France2
118,441 Germany2
723,167 Indonesia2
54,135 Philippines2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
165,773 Belarus1
3,275 Nepal1
25,746 Finland1
9,498 Iceland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,895 South Korea1
17,236 Ghana1
77,122 Sweden1
7,292 Vietnam1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
83,908 England38
51,763 Australia37
9,620 Singapore30
22,809 New Zealand19
86,938 Spain14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
48,377 Canada64
Countries with hundreds of Nishiyama:
41,626 United States664
7,953 Peru256
Countries with thousands of Nishiyama:
5,103 Brazil2,735
Countries with ten thousands of Nishiyama:
210 Japan88,508
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Nishiyama Namesakes

  • Eulogio Nishiyama, Film director
  • Hiromi Nishiyama, Actress
  • Kikue Nishiyama, Announcer
  • Kiyoshi Nishiyama, Photographer
  • Kunio Nishiyama, Author
  • Lani Nishiyama, Actress
  • Kiyoshi Nishiyama, Photographer
  • Masashi Nishiyama, Olympic athlete
  • Mizuki Nishiyama, Film actress
  • Masashi Nishiyama, Olympic athlete
  • Ryô Nishiyama, from 2013 drama movie Tokyo Boy, who portrayed N.

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