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 is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shinano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shinano is the 287,362nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,454,750 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shinano live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 1,321 people, or 1 in 96,778. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside. Beside Japan this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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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