Shirakabe Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shirakabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirakabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7381:173,2318,310
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shirakabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shirakabe has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirakabe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 454,874th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shirakabe live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 738 people, or 1 in 173,231. In Japan Shirakabe is primarily found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 29 percent live, Yamanashi Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, 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
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  • 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 Shirakabe
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