Shigehisa Surname

168,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shigehisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shigehisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,5591:49,9594,014
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shigehisa (6,983) may also be a first name.

Shigehisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shigehisa is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shigehisa? popularity and diffusion

Shigehisa is the 168,291st most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,837,829 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shigehisa reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 77,675th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 6,983 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 2,559 people, or 1 in 49,959. In Japan it is mostly found in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 30 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Shigehisa Last Name Statistics demography

Shigehisa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiguehissa903/
Sigjeca631/
Siguieza591/

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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 Shigehisa
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