Shigaura Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Shigaura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 47 | 1:2,720,091 | 31,925 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Shigaura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shigaura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shigaura occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shigaura.
How Common Is The Last Name Shigaura? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shigaura live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Shigaura is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 2,720,091. In Japan Shigaura is most numerous in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 89 percent live, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 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 Shigaura
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