Shiei Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Shiei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 107 | 1:1,194,806 | 21,891 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Shiei (527) may also be a first name.
Shiei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiei is found most in Japan. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shiei is the 1,674,734th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Shiei reside; 91 percent reside in East Asia and 91 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shiei is also the 367,549th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 527 people.
It is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 1,194,806. In Japan it is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 53 percent live, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 26 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Japan Shiei exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
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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 Shiei
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