Shiroko Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shiroko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiroko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3011:153,42212,187
Japan1341:954,06219,651
Russia91:16,013,673414,297

Shiroko (1,393) may also be a first name.

Shiroko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shiroko (Russian: Широко) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shiroko.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiroko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 672,867th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. The surname Shiroko occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Shiroko live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shiroko is also the 209,590th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 1,393 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya Shiroko is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 65 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 34 percent reside and Busia County, where 0 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 30 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Shiroko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shiroko last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shiroko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shiroko in the Russian language
Широкоsiroko-

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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 Shiroko
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