Shimakura Surname

97,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shimakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,8311:26,4632,729
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Shimakura (44) may also be a first name.

Shimakura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimakura (Hindi: शिमकुरा) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimakura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 97,006th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,488,165 people. The surname Shimakura occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shimakura live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 44 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 4,831 people, or 1 in 26,463. In Japan it is mostly found in: Toyama Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Niigata Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Shimakura Last Name Statistics demography

Shimakura earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.79% less than the national average, earning $29,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shimakura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimakura in the Hindi language
शिमकुराsimakura-

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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 Shimakura
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