Shitano Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Shitano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shitano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Shitano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shitano (Hindi: शितानो) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shitano? popularity and diffusion

Shitano is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shitano is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Shitano live; 86 percent live in East Asia and 86 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 21,307,382. In Japan Shitano is mostly found in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 67 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 17 percent live. Excluding Japan Shitano is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shitano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shitano in the Hindi language
शितानोsitano-

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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 Shitano
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