Sameshima Surname

34,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sameshima Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'shark island'.

Sameshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan14,8141:8,6301,222
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
Canada581:635,26952,014
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sameshima Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'shark island'.

- tsaneshima

This surname means 'shark island'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Sameshima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sameshima occurs most in Japan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sameshima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sameshima is the 34,574th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 475,564 people. The surname Sameshima is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sameshima reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Sameshima is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 14,814 people, or 1 in 8,630. In Japan it is mostly found in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 36 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Other than Japan Sameshima occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Sameshima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sameshima surname are 6.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sameshima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 383.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 93,722 per year; in United States they earn 30.51% more than the national average, earning $56,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.49% more than the national average, earning $59,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samesima9465/
Samishima8914/
Samechima8912/
Samessima896/
Samashima894/
Semeshima892/
Sametsima891/
Samezima82126/
Samecima8231/
Samasima821/
Samasuimay741/
Samasimo71215/
Samosimo713/
Jamesimo711/
Sammassimo6338/
Shamashemo634/
Samasemo59702/
Samasumo59121/
Samasymo591/
Somisimi591/
Shamasumo5627/
Samasymoo564/
Samasemoo564/
Shamizimo561/

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