Shiroku Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Shiroku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 151 | 1:846,651 | 18,575 |
| Albania | 11 | 1:264,914 | 15,006 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shiroku (52) may also be a first name.
Shiroku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiroku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiroku is found most in Japan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiroku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shiroku is the 1,353,468th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shiroku live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.
The last name Shiroku is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 846,651. In Japan Shiroku is primarily found in: Toyama Prefecture, where 36 percent live, Tochigi Prefecture, where 25 percent live and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 19 percent live. Barring Japan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 7 percent live and Greece, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiraku | 86 | 598 | / |
| Sheroku | 86 | 18 | / |
| Shireku | 86 | 11 | / |
| Sirokou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seiroku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shiruku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shyrokau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ciroku | 77 | 44 | / |
| Siruku | 77 | 41 | / |
| Siraku | 77 | 38 | / |
| Suroku | 77 | 10 | / |
| Široku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Çiroku | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sireku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheraku | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sehruku | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shuraku | 71 | 3 | / |
| Syrokou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Serokou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sirakus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sirekui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherreku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cherokut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cherooku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chirraku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Serrokhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirakku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saitraku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirukui | 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 Shiroku
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