Shimozawa Surname

90,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shimozawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimozawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,2811:24,2082,565
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Shimozawa Last Name Facts

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

Shimozawa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shimozawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimozawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,045th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,368,553 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shimozawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 5,281 people, or 1 in 24,208. In Japan it is most frequent in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 21 percent live, Nagano Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Aomori Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Shimozawa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shimozawa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $52,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimosawa89170/
Shimazawa8957/
Shimasawa782,350/
Shimesawa782/
Simazaba7133/
Simuzowa716/
Simuzaba711/
Shimazova671/
Shimasawi671/
Chimasawa671/

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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 Shimozawa
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