Shiraoka Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Shiraoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 387 | 1:330,347 | 11,668 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Shiraoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiraoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiraoka occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiraoka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 704,927th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. Shiraoka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Shiraoka live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Shiraoka is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 330,347. In Japan Shiraoka is most prevalent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 31 percent are found, Ehime Prefecture, where 31 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Shiraoka
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