Shitsu Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Shitsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 70 | 1:1,826,347 | 26,665 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Shitsu (960) may also be a first name.
Shitsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shitsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shitsu (Russian: Шицу) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shitsu? popularity and diffusion
Shitsu is the 2,106,139th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Shitsu reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 260,392nd most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 960 people.
It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 1,826,347. In Japan it is mostly found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 89 percent live, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 6 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shitsu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shitsu in the Russian language | ||
| Шицу | sicu | - |
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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 Shitsu
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