Shiokawa Surname

35,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shiokawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiokawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan14,4231:8,8641,247
Brazil1291:1,659,49154,555
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Paraguay441:164,4723,287
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Shiokawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shiokawa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiokawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,828th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 494,910 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shiokawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Shiokawa is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 14,423 people, or 1 in 8,864. In Japan it is most common in: Nagano Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Besides Japan this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Shiokawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shiokawa surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Shiokawa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.95% more than the national average, earning $61,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiokawa941/
Shiokava882/
Shiocawa881/
Chiokawa881/
Saijokawa8223/
Chiokawi7590/
Shiakaba7510/
Siakaswa751/
Shiakava751/
Shiokhavi711/
Siakava673/
Seakawa671/

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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 Shiokawa
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