Shigeru Surname

348,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shigeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shigeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,0221:125,0926,894
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Shigeru (1,210,196) may also be a first name.

Shigeru Last Name Facts

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

Shigeru (Russian: Шигеру) occurs most in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shigeru? popularity and diffusion

Shigeru is the 348,286th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,947,136 people. The surname Shigeru is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shigeru live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Shigeru is also the 671st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 1,210,196 people.

This surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 125,092. In Japan Shigeru is most frequent in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 19 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Shigeru Last Name Statistics demography

Shigeru earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shigerui9326/
Shigueru9311/
Shigheru932/
Shigerut931/
Shigueiru882/
Schigueru882/
Chigeru86113/
Sigerud8651/
Siegeru8618/
Shigaru8617/
Sigerus868/
Shigiru864/
Sigueru863/
Siggerud80177/
Seigerud8095/
Shygueru801/
Chiggeru801/
Sigueiru801/
Shiguiru801/
Sageru7757/
Sigaru7721/
Sigiru7711/
Segeru776/
Sigoru771/
Sheggerud7512/
Siggereus752/
Shitcheru751/
Chiseru71157/
Segerud7118/
Sagerau719/
Saigiru716/
Segerup716/
Chigiru713/
Cigueru712/
Secheru712/
Shegaru711/
Chizeru711/
Saigaru711/
Shegiru711/
Seghirou67212/
Saugerud6752/
Chiserau674/
Chisereu673/
Segherou672/
Shegarau671/

Shigeru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shigeru in the Russian language
Шигеруsigeru-

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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 Shigeru
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