Shimayama Surname
Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname
Shimayama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,347 | 1:94,910 | 5,878 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shimayama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimayama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimayama is found most in Japan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shimayama.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimayama? popularity and diffusion
Shimayama is the 284,627th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,390,197 people. Shimayama is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shimayama reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 1,347 people, or 1 in 94,910. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 21 percent live, Gunma Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live. Barring Japan this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimoyama | 89 | 2,702 | / |
| Shimayima | 89 | 4 | / |
| Shimayema | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimiyama | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimayoma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Simoyama | 82 | 20 | / |
| Semayama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simuyama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simayami | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simaiama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hsimoyama | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chimayima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simaima | 75 | 32 | / |
| Simaema | 75 | 9 | / |
| Shimohiama | 74 | 3 | / |
| Sumiyama | 71 | 1,536 | / |
| Sumoyama | 71 | 112 | / |
| Chimaima | 71 | 66 | / |
| Shemayme | 71 | 10 | / |
| Semoyama | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chimauma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Simeyema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimojima | 67 | 6,864 | / |
| Sumooyama | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simame | 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 Shimayama
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