Shinano Surname

287,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shinano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shinano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,3211:96,7785,950
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shinano (29) may also be a first name.

Shinano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shinano occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shinano.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 287,362nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,454,750 people. The surname Shinano is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shinano reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Shinano is also the 1,951,561st most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 1,321 people, or 1 in 96,778. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 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 Shinano
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