Shimakawa Surname
Approximately 5,629 people bear this surname
Shimakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5,497 | 1:23,257 | 2,490 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Paraguay | 19 | 1:380,881 | 5,564 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Shimakawa Demographics
Average Shimakawa Salary in
United States
$44,106 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shimakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shimakawa is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimakawa? popularity and diffusion
Shimakawa is the 85,681st most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,294,643 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shimakawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 5,497 people, or 1 in 23,257. In Japan Shimakawa is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Shimakawa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shimakawa last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.
Shimakawa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $44,106 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simakawa | 94 | 27 | / |
| Shimokawa | 89 | 30,111 | / |
| Shimakava | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimakowa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimokawwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shimakaeva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Simakaba | 82 | 28 | / |
| Simokawa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Semakawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chimhakaswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simakaeva | 78 | 66 | / |
| Shimakova | 78 | 45 | / |
| Chimakowa | 78 | 43 | / |
| Shimokava | 78 | 6 | / |
| Shimatkova | 74 | 66 | / |
| Shumakaeva | 74 | 19 | / |
| Chimhakava | 74 | 1 | / |
| Schimakova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shumakovaa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shaimakova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simakova | 71 | 15,985 | / |
| Simakoba | 71 | 66 | / |
| Simakabo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Semakaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shumakova | 67 | 8,317 | / |
| Simakhova | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shymakova | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shemakova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Simaskova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Simackova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chimakova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Simmakova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simakkova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saimakova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sismakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsumakowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sumakaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simmakavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simakovas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simakeeva | 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 Shimakawa
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