Shirako Surname

178,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shirako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,1631:59,1054,462
Kenya2111:218,86215,584
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Shirako Last Name Facts

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

Shirako occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shirako click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirako? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 178,592nd most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,047,907 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Shirako are found; 90 percent are found in East Asia and 90 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 2,163 people, or 1 in 59,105. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 31 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 29 percent are found and Shiga Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Shirako Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Shirako last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Shirako earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year.

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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 Shirako
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