Shimodaira Surname

47,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shimodaira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimodaira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan10,9351:11,6911,535
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Shimodaira Last Name Facts

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

Shimodaira occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimodaira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,003rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 661,302 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shimodaira reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Shimodaira is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 10,935 people, or 1 in 11,691. In Japan it is most frequent in: Nagano Prefecture, where 29 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Not including Japan it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Shimodaira Last Name Statistics demography

Shimodaira earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 30.64% more than the national average, earning $64,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimodera84137/
Shemudara7447/
Simodariy7419/
Chimadara743/
Simhadira741/
Shimadera741/
Simadarai741/
Shimadhari701/
Semudara67499/
Simadari6720/
Simadiri6713/
Cimodera674/
Simadary672/
Sumadara671/

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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 Shimodaira
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