Shiken Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Shiken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 88 | 1:1,452,776 | 24,051 |
| India | 69 | 1:11,116,890 | 206,545 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Shiken (801) may also be a first name.
Shiken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiken (Hindi: शिकेन्ड, Oriya: ଶିେକନ) occurs most in Japan. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shiken.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,364,059th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shiken reside; 54 percent reside in East Asia and 54 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shiken is also the 289,129th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 801 people.
Shiken is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 1,452,776. In Japan Shiken is mostly concentrated in: Ehime Prefecture, where 95 percent reside, Gifu Prefecture, where 1 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiken in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିେକନ | siekana | - |
| Shiken in the Hindi language | ||
| शिकेन्ड | sikenda | 50 |
| शिकेन | sikena | 50 |
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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 Shiken
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