Shigawa Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shigawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shigawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan381:3,364,32434,461
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shigawa Last Name Facts

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

Shigawa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shigawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Shigawa is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shigawa live; 86 percent live in East Asia and 86 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 3,364,324. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Gifu Prefecture, where 89 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Japan it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shingawa9317/
Sigawa92193/
Shigaba863,195/
Chigawa86907/
Saigawa86585/
Shigava8679/
Shegawa861/
Shigawy861/
Sigaewa861/
Shigaeva801,888/
Shingava801,206/
Siggawat8032/
Shigavat806/
Chigaiwa805/
Shigavad805/
Shigavha804/
Shigavaj802/
Shiggaba802/
Shingawi801/
Schigawo801/
Shigavap801/
Shaigaba801/
Shigavaa801/
Segawa777,416/
Sugawa776,897/
Sigaba77831/
Sigowa7782/
Sigawi7755/
Sigawe7712/
Sigawo775/
Zigawa774/
Sigava774/
Sigawy771/
Shinghava751/
Sheng'awa751/
Shengawah751/
Shingavaa751/
Shingaava751/
Schigaeva751/
Ssegawa7112,036/
Sigaeva712,352/
Chigava71242/
Shigave71118/
Chigowa7176/
Shigova7170/
Shegaba7155/
Chigawo7140/
Shigavi7139/
Seggawa7136/
Shigabo7111/
Shegawe714/
Segaawa712/
Ssigowa711/
Sigawie711/
Shegawo711/
Chigawe711/
Sigavad711/
Sigavat711/
Shegava711/
Shegowa711/
Shigoba711/
Shigabi711/
Sighava711/
Sigowai711/
Sigabay711/
Seegawa711/
Segawaa711/
Cigahwa711/
Zigawai711/
Shugaeva672,650/
Shingavi671,231/
Shygaeva67327/
Shingave67316/
Sigabhai6760/
Shiggavi6753/
Sseggawa6737/
Shingova6724/
Shegaeva677/
Sssegawa673/
Ssegaawa672/
Sighavad672/
Shighavi672/
Shaigova672/
Shugaiva671/
Chighawe671/
Segawaya671/
Shiggave671/
Shigieva671/
Shaigavi671/
Shingowo671/
Sighavas671/

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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
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  • 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 Shigawa
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