Shigita Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shigita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shigita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1901:672,86516,704
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Shigita Last Name Facts

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

Shigita is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shigita? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shigita is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shigita are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Shigita is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 672,865. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 97 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 2 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 1 percent are found. Other than Japan Shigita exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Shigita
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