Shikayama Surname
Approximately 2,663 people bear this surname
Shikayama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,660 | 1:48,062 | 3,923 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
Shikayama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shikayama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shikayama is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shikayama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 163,169th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,736,593 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shikayama live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Shikayama is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 2,660 people, or 1 in 48,062. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 27 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live and Gunma Prefecture, where 13 percent live. Other than Japan it exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikayama | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chikayama | 89 | 657 | / |
| Shikiyama | 89 | 28 | / |
| Sukayama | 82 | 18 | / |
| Sikayoma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikayuma | 78 | 211 | / |
| Chikeyama | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sikauma | 75 | 30 | / |
| Sikaema | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shikame | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shichiyama | 74 | 197 | / |
| Sukayamaha | 74 | 6 | / |
| Sekiyama | 71 | 6,295 | / |
| Sukiyama | 71 | 43 | / |
| Sekayima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sukuyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikajamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zikayima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikame | 67 | 98 | / |
| Sukiyamah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sekayouma | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ssekayima | 67 | 11 | / |
| Suquiyama | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ssekeyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukiyamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shekhaajamat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shikayama
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