Shokei Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Shokei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 16 | 1:7,990,268 | 43,922 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shokei (1,508) may also be a first name.
Shokei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shokei is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokei? popularity and diffusion
Shokei is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shokei are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 200,119th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 1,508 people.
Shokei is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 7,990,268. In Japan it is primarily found in: Shimane Prefecture, where 100 percent live. Apart from Japan this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Shokei
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis