Shiratsu Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shiratsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiratsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2081:614,63616,025
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shiratsu Last Name Facts

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

Shiratsu occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiratsu? popularity and diffusion

Shiratsu is the 919,444th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Shiratsu reside; 72 percent reside in East Asia and 72 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 614,636. In Japan Shiratsu is most common in: Saga Prefecture, where 37 percent reside, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 22 percent reside and Okayama Prefecture, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiratsu941/
Shirasu933,826/
Shirassu88201/
Shirotsu88179/
Shiretsu881/
Shirasou881/
Shirashu881/
Shirasau881/
Sirasu86146/
Shirosu801,129/
Shirazu801,055/
Sirassu8059/
Sirasut803/
Sirasud802/
Sirasau802/
Sitrasu801/
Sirashu801/
Sirrasu801/
Chirashu7513/
Shirajzu751/
Sittrasu751/
Chirrasu751/
Sirazu714/
Seehrassu713/
Cirasu713/
Serasu711/
Sheerassu711/
Shirozu6769/
Chirosu6718/
Sirazou675/
Sherazu675/
Cherasu674/
Serasuy671/

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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 Shiratsu
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