Shotani Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Shotani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 146 | 1:875,646 | 18,860 |
| Kosovo | 25 | 1:74,475 | 4,775 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Shotani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shotani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shotani occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shotani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shotani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,257,535th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Shotani reside; 80 percent reside in East Asia and 80 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 875,646. In Japan Shotani is most common in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 57 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 14 percent are found and Slovenia, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Shotani
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