Shiratsu Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Shiratsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 208 | 1:614,636 | 16,025 |
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shiratsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiratsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiratsu is found most in Japan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shiratsu.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiratsu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 919,444th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. Shiratsu occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Shiratsu are found; 72 percent are found in East Asia and 72 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Shiratsu is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 614,636. In Japan Shiratsu is most prevalent in: Saga Prefecture, where 37 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 22 percent are found and Okayama Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schiratsu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shirasu | 93 | 3,826 | / |
| Shirassu | 88 | 201 | / |
| Shirotsu | 88 | 179 | / |
| Shiretsu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shirasou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shirashu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shirasau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sirasu | 86 | 146 | / |
| Shirosu | 80 | 1,129 | / |
| Shirazu | 80 | 1,055 | / |
| Sirassu | 80 | 59 | / |
| Sirasut | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sirasud | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sirasau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sitrasu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sirashu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sirrasu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chirashu | 75 | 13 | / |
| Shirajzu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sittrasu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chirrasu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sirazu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seehrassu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cirasu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Serasu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheerassu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirozu | 67 | 69 | / |
| Chirosu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sirazou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sherazu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cherasu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Serasuy | 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
- 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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