Shimakata Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Shimakata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 965 | 1:132,481 | 7,090 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Shimakata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimakata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimakata is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimakata? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shimakata is the 371,278th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shimakata are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Shimakata is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 965 people, or 1 in 132,481. In Japan it is most common in: Gunma Prefecture, where 51 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 19 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found. Barring Japan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simakata | 94 | 5 | / |
| Shimokata | 89 | 97 | / |
| Simakatha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Simaketa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Simakate | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sumakata | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimakati | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chimakate | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimakathe | 74 | 19 | / |
| Simaskaite | 74 | 6 | / |
| Chimakathi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simakoto | 71 | 28 | / |
| Simakoti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Semakato | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semakate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sumakota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simmakote | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seemakota | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ssemakato | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sumakeita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimokoti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemakota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimakoti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simokaitis | 63 | 320 | / |
| Semaskaite | 63 | 14 | / |
| Simokaytis | 63 | 10 | / |
| Semaškaite | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ssemakatto | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ssemakatte | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chimmakoti | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simokaitytė | 60 | 1 | / |
| Simacote | 59 | 2 | / |
| Semakoti | 59 | 1 | / |
| Simmacote | 56 | 2 | / |
| Seemakoti | 56 | 1 | / |
| Semokaitis | 53 | 9 | / |
| Cheemakoti | 53 | 4 | / |
| Šimokaitis | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cheemakooti | 50 | 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 Shimakata
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