Shishima Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shishima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shishima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3901:327,80611,626
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Russia71:20,589,008462,339

Shishima (71) may also be a first name.

Shishima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shishima (Russian: Шишима) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shishima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 557,062nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Shishima are found; 68 percent are found in East Asia and 68 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 71 people.

The last name Shishima is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 390 people, or 1 in 327,806. In Japan Shishima is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 33 percent are found, Niigata Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Shishima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shishima surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shishima surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Shishima earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.8% more than the national average, earning $81,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shishima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shishima in the Russian language
Шишимаsisima-

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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 Shishima
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