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

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

How popular is Wakayama?

Wakayama is common in Japan.

Wakayama is ranked 25391 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wakayamas grew by 11.22449 per cent to 218 since 2000 and ranked 85659 after elevating 2424 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 81.65 83.16
Others 8.26 6.63
Hispanic or Latino 5.5 2.55
White 4.59 7.65
Wakayama is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 20158 people have been found who wears Wakayama as their family name. Few people around the world have Wakayama as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
21,529 Singapore2
18,718 Thailand2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
144,062 Canada16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,589 Brazil79
Countries with hundreds of Wakayama:
90,332 United States256
71,225 Germany134
Countries with ten thousands of Wakayama:
855 Japan19,668

Wakayama Namesakes

  • Tomisaburo Wakayama, Actor
  • Tomisaburo Wakayama, Actor
  • Tomisaburo Wakayama, Actor
  • Bokusui Wakayama, Author
  • Tomisaburo Wakayama, Actor
  • Genzō Wakayama, Actor
  • Setsuko Wakayama, Actor
  • Kiichirô Wakayama, Actor
  • Manami Wakayama, Musical Artist
  • Genzō Wakayama, Actor
  • Kirato Wakayama, from 2016 drama, family film Boku ga inochi wo itadaita mikkakan, who portrayed the N.
  • Michiko Wakayama, from 1964 0 film Rashamen, who portrayed N.

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