Shomyo Surname
Approximately 800 people bear this surname
Shomyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 799 | 1:160,005 | 7,942 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Shomyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shomyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shomyo (Russian: Шомйо) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shomyo? popularity and diffusion
Shomyo is the 430,675th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,109,432 people. The last name Shomyo is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shomyo live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Shomyo is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 799 people, or 1 in 160,005. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent reside, Niigata Prefecture, where 19 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shomyo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shomyo in the Russian language | ||
| Шомйо | somjo | - |
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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 Shomyo
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