Shiota Surname
Approximately 979 people bear this surname
Shiota Surname User-submission:
The Shiota surname comes from the word shio, which means 'salt' in Japanese, and ota, which means 'big field'. So the meaning of the surname is 'big field of salt', or 'saline'.
Shiota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 463 | 1:276,122 | 10,662 |
| United States | 240 | 1:1,510,246 | 102,670 |
| Brazil | 222 | 1:964,299 | 34,285 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
Shiota Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Shiota surname comes from the word shio, which means 'salt' in Japanese, and ota, which means 'big field'. So the meaning of the surname is 'big field of salt', or 'saline'.
- carlosshiotaThe Shiota surname originates from 塩, which means 'salt', and 田, which means 'rice field' or 'paddy field' in Japanese.
- kpshiotaShiota Demographics
Average Shiota Salary in
United States
$56,448 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shiota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiota Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiota occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiota? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 367,731st most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,443,867 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Shiota live; 47 percent live in East Asia and 47 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Shiota is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 463 people, or 1 in 276,122. In Japan Shiota is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 52 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 23 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 23 percent reside.
Shiota Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shiota last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.
Shiota earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.82% more than the national average, earning $56,448 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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