Shigeko Surname

492,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shigeko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shigeko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6691:191,0988,769
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Shigeko (388,094) may also be a first name.

Shigeko Last Name Facts

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

Shigeko has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shigeko.

How Common Is The Last Name Shigeko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 492,802nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,860,724 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shigeko reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shigeko is also the 2,671st most frequent forename internationally, held by 388,094 people.

It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 669 people, or 1 in 191,098. In Japan Shigeko is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 70 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Barring Japan Shigeko occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 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 Shigeko
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