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) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shishima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,062nd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,762,777 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Shishima live; 68 percent live in East Asia and 68 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 71 people.

Shishima is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 327,806. In Japan it is most frequent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 33 percent are found, Niigata Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Shishima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shishima surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with 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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