Shirakawa Surname
Approximately 41,748 people bear this surname
Shirakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 41,241 | 1:3,100 | 526 |
| Brazil | 194 | 1:1,103,476 | 38,577 |
| United States | 157 | 1:2,308,656 | 143,524 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Peru | 27 | 1:1,177,190 | 20,369 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
Shirakawa Demographics
Average Shirakawa Salary in
United States
$54,740 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shirakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirakawa occurs most in Japan. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirakawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,391st most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 174,560 people. The last name Shirakawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shirakawa are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Shirakawa is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 41,241 people, or 1 in 3,100. In Japan Shirakawa is most numerous in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Not including Japan Shirakawa occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Shirakawa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Shirakawa are 23.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.32% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shirakawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 71.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,210 per year; in United States they earn 26.86% more than the national average, earning $54,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.97% more than the national average, earning $65,072 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirakawa | 94 | 11 | / |
| Shirokawa | 89 | 1,056 | / |
| Shirakaba | 89 | 48 | / |
| Shirakava | 89 | 6 | / |
| Shiracawa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sirakawe | 82 | 16 | / |
| Sirakava | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shirakabe | 78 | 745 | / |
| Shirakova | 78 | 15 | / |
| Sirakaeva | 78 | 7 | / |
| Sirakavas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sherazkhawaz | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shirgakova | 74 | 7 | / |
| Schirakova | 74 | 2 | / |
| Sherakavat | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sirakova | 71 | 2,279 | / |
| Cirakava | 71 | 3 | / |
| Serakawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sirakabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shchirakova | 70 | 2 | / |
| Shurakhaeva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sairakabhai | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shurakova | 67 | 1,222 | / |
| Chirakova | 67 | 145 | / |
| Sitrakova | 67 | 41 | / |
| Chiracava | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sherakova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sirakavit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sirakowit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shyrakova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sirakhova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sirakovas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shyrokava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirgakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seirakova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shirakawa
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