Shimosato Surname

75,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shimosato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimosato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,4421:19,8452,241
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Shimosato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimosato occurs most in Japan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimosato? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,980th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,128,802 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shimosato live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 6,442 people, or 1 in 19,845. In Japan it is mostly found in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 26 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 19 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Shimosato
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