Shikawa Surname
Approximately 971 people bear this surname
Shikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 947 | 1:134,999 | 7,158 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shikawa is the 370,091st most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. Shikawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shikawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 947 people, or 1 in 134,999. In Japan Shikawa is most prevalent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 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
- 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 Shikawa
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