Shimadu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Sweden

Shimadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shimadu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Shimadu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Shimadu reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Shimadu is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 42,614,764. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 33 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimmadu931/
Simadu9220/
Chimadu8631/
Simadou865/
Simmadu865/
Shimadoo8033/
Chimadhu805/
Saimadhu805/
Soimadou804/
Chimmadu803/
Chimaudu801/
Chimadou801/
Semadu777/
Sumadu773/
Simedu771/
Symadu771/
Ssemadu712/
Simadoo711/
Chaimaidou711/
Semgadu711/
Semaddu711/
Simédou711/
Simedeu711/
Chimodu711/
Semadut711/
Chemadau671/
Chemadou671/
Ssemaddu671/
Semodu625/
Zemadu623/
Semedu623/
Cimodu621/
Semmaheidu595/
Zimeidou531/

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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 Shimadu
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