Sekishima Surname
Approximately 1,947 people bear this surname
Sekishima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,946 | 1:65,696 | 4,781 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sekishima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekishima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekishima is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekishima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sekishima is the 211,727th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,742,961 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sekishima live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 1,946 people, or 1 in 65,696. In Japan it is most common in: Nagano Prefecture, where 42 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 21 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Japan it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakishima | 89 | 4 | / |
| Shikishima | 84 | 521 | / |
| Sakisima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shechishima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakushima | 78 | 12 | / |
| Sakeshima | 78 | 5 | / |
| Shokushima | 74 | 515 | / |
| Jekisema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shichishima | 70 | 12 | / |
| Zokushima | 67 | 76 | / |
| Sichicima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikusuma | 59 | 8 | / |
| Shaikhishemi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shikicima | 56 | 4 | / |
| Shikushuma | 53 | 2 | / |
| Shikhushuma | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sekishima
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