Shigemi Surname

206,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shigemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shigemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,8991:67,3224,845
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shigemi (127,650) may also be a first name.

Shigemi Last Name Facts

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

Shigemi occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shigemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 206,815th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,638,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Shigemi live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Shigemi is also the 8,147th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 127,650 people.

The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 1,899 people, or 1 in 67,322. In Japan it is most common in: Ehime Prefecture, where 34 percent live, Okayama Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Other than Japan this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Shigemi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shigemi are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Shigemi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.16% more than the national average, earning $55,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,083 CAD per year.

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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 Shigemi
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