Shimura Surname
Approximately 50,724 people bear this surname
Shimura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 49,920 | 1:2,561 | 438 |
| Brazil | 376 | 1:569,347 | 21,260 |
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Thailand | 91 | 1:776,246 | 126,162 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
Shimura Demographics
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Shimura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shimura (Arabic: شيمورا, Russian: Шимура) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shimura click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shimura is the 11,075th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 143,671 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shimura reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 49,920 people, or 1 in 2,561. In Japan it is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 25 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Yamanashi Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Shimura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shimura surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.29% being registered with the party.
The amount Shimura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 112.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,126 per year and in United States they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $41,047 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimura in the Russian language | ||
| Шимура | simura | - |
| Shimura in the Arabic language | ||
| شيمورا | shymwra | - |
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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 Shimura
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