Shirakashi Surname
Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname
Shirakashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,238 | 1:103,267 | 6,171 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Shirakashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirakashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shirakashi is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirakashi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 299,542nd most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,738,225 people. Shirakashi is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shirakashi are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 1,238 people, or 1 in 103,267. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 43 percent are found, Wakayama Prefecture, where 19 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitrakashi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Surakashi | 84 | 18 | / |
| Chirakasi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shirokoshi | 80 | 331 | / |
| Sirakhachi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Surakasi | 78 | 139 | / |
| Shiraqasaid | 76 | 1 | / |
| Surakaasi | 74 | 4 | / |
| Shirokase | 74 | 4 | / |
| Suraakasi | 74 | 3 | / |
| Serakasih | 74 | 1 | / |
| Surakase | 67 | 12 | / |
| Siracosit | 63 | 1 | / |
| Surakhase | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shirokouchchi | 61 | 1 | / |
| Siracosa | 56 | 4 | / |
| Siracousa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Seraquaise | 50 | 9 | / |
| Seraquaize | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Shirakashi
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