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Where Does The Last Name Shirai Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shirai (Bengali: শিরাই, Hindi: शीराी, Oriya: ଶିରାଇ, Russian: Шираи) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Shirai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirai? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Shirai is the 5,850^th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 75,508 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shirai are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Shirai is also the 1,212,820^th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 65 people.

It is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 94,707 people, or 1 in 1,350. In Japan Shirai is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Not including Japan this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Micronesia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Shirai Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shirai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shirai last name grew 13,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shirai Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Shirai surname are 30.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shirai earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $45,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.2% more than the national average, earning $75,619 CAD per year.