Shimokata Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shimokata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimokata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan921:1,389,61223,539
China41:341,830,39216,990
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shimokata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimokata occurs most in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shimokata.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimokata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shimokata are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,389,612. In Japan it is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 52 percent live, Nagano Prefecture, where 40 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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 Shimokata
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