Shirosawa Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Shirosawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 90 | 1:1,420,492 | 23,784 |
| Paraguay | 34 | 1:212,845 | 3,891 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shirosawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirosawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirosawa is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirosawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,434,893rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Shirosawa reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,420,492. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Iwate Prefecture, where 40 percent are found, Niigata Prefecture, where 31 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Japan Shirosawa occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirasawa | 89 | 9,372 | / |
| Shirassawa | 84 | 5 | / |
| Shirazawa | 78 | 133 | / |
| Sirasawat | 78 | 35 | / |
| Sirasawas | 78 | 5 | / |
| Chirasawa | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shiracawa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sirasahwat | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sirasava | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sirazawa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Siroseva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shirazova | 67 | 4,229 | / |
| Shirazava | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zsirosova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chirazawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sirassava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sirasavat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shyrasava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirasavad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sherasava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shirocova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shirasave | 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 Shirosawa
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