Shiro Surname
Approximately 18,682 people bear this surname
Shiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 15,781 | 1:8,101 | 1,165 |
| Afghanistan | 818 | 1:39,307 | 1,510 |
| Kenya | 677 | 1:68,213 | 6,511 |
| United States | 349 | 1:1,038,564 | 76,174 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Russia | 113 | 1:1,275,425 | 91,659 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Vietnam | 98 | 1:945,368 | 1,836 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Shiró (1) are calculated separately.
Shiro (199,737) may also be a first name.
Shiro Demographics
Shiro Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiro (Arabic: شيرو, Bengali: শিরো, Georgian: შირო, Hindi: शिरो, Oriya: ସିର, Russian: Широ) occurs most in Japan. It may occur as: Shiró. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiro? popularity and diffusion
Shiro is the 28,744th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 390,084 people. The surname Shiro is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Shiro live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 84 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Shiro is also the 5,230th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 199,737 people.
Shiro is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 15,781 people, or 1 in 8,101. In Japan it is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Japan Shiro is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Shiro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shiro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shiro surname rose 4,986 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shiro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shiro last name are 15.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.35% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shiro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.37% more than the national average, earning R 283,668 per year and in United States they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning $46,419 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiro in the Georgian language | ||
| შირო | shiro | - |
| Shiro in the Bengali language | ||
| শিরো | siro | - |
| Shiro in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିର | sira | - |
| Shiro in the Hindi language | ||
| शिरो | siro | 81.6 |
| शीरो | siro | 16.8 |
| सिरो | siro | 0.8 |
| Shiro in the Russian language | ||
| Широ | siro | - |
| Shiro in the Arabic language | ||
| شيرو | shyrw | - |
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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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- 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 Shiro
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