Shimizu Surname

906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shimizu Surname User-submission:

From the kanjis 清, meaning 'clear' and 水, meaning 'water'.

Shimizu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan574,0211:22319
United States3,6981:98,01510,913
Brazil2,6791:79,9082,995
Thailand9181:76,94810,229
Singapore4491:12,267587
Canada3871:95,20810,366
Hong Kong3511:20,899456
Guam2061:777103
Mexico1721:721,66410,995
Philippines1471:688,69570,564
France851:781,44495,071
Australia841:321,37727,634
Peru821:387,61112,644
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
England681:819,38343,863
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Qatar191:124,10514,725
China181:75,962,3094,162
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Austria161:532,21549,801
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
India71:109,580,769786,157
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Laos41:1,647,081888
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Shimizu (2,493) may also be a first name.

Shimizu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the kanjis 清, meaning 'clear' and 水, meaning 'water'.

- harushi94

Shimizu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimizu (Russian: Шимизу) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shimizu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimizu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 906th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,481 people. The last name Shimizu occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shimizu live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 147,864th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,493 people.

The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 574,021 people, or 1 in 223. In Japan Shimizu is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Japan it exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Shimizu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shimizu surname are 13.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shimizu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 207.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,627 per year; in United States they earn 24.02% more than the national average, earning $53,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $56,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shimizu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimizu in the Russian language
Шимизуsimizu-

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