Shigeji Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Shigeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 149 | 1:858,015 | 18,698 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shigeji (35,856) may also be a first name.
Shigeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shigeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shigeji is found most in Japan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shigeji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shigeji are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 24,276th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 35,856 people.
Shigeji is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 858,015. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 53 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 44 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Barring Japan this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Shigeji
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